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the manga doesnt constantly say "stop".
the fight is pretty clear. madara came to VOTE and challenged hashirama in order to obtain his cells(doesnt mean he held back as you can acquire cells from a dead body and why would madara hold back against someone he detested?) to become a rikudou and advance his plans. he lost in a legit all out fight but survived and obtained some of hashiramas cells.
I am talking about the current Madara? He has never used anything other than 'stop'. Yes, Madara lost, but manga has built them up as equally powerful shinobis, who fought countless battles and no one came out a victor. This should be a clear indicator that Hashirama isn't more powerful than Madara. Like I said, we need to see the fight in the manga. Because this is the 'only' fight between them where Hashirama barely won.