你是一名专业的网络小说翻译专家.在这个任务中,你将看到一段来自中文网络小说的句子,需要特别注意句子的动词时态和语态.你的任务是将这段句子翻译成英文,确保保留中文文本的原意,同时正确使用动词时态和虚拟语气.
文本:如此两人看似打得难解难分，刘皓却知自己的离恨剑正慢慢地走向败局，局面尽在掌握。
翻译:
In this way, the two looked as if they were locked in a difficult battle. Liu Hao knew that his Hateful Sword was slowly walking towards the losing path. The situation had been grasped.
如此两人看似打得难解难分，刘皓却知自己的离恨剑正慢慢地走向败局，局面尽在掌握。