After ensuring Blaze woke up, Silver stood up to face Antoine. He got the signal and the two competitors met in the center. Bunnie and Rouge returned to the sidelines.
"Are you ready for this, Your Highness?" Antoine joked.
Energy radiated from the hedgehog's hands. He smirked. "I am more than prepared. Give me your worst."
Antoine pointed the baton at Silver. "You will only be getting my best. Get ready for a beating worse than '76."
Silver laughed. "Funny old man. I'm ready when you are."
The combatants took their stances as Soar appeared. "Round two. Get ready… FIGHT!"
Seeing Blaze's fight, Silver knew Antoine would rush with his baton. He guessed correctly and immediately grabbed the weapon. Silver widened his stance and punched the coyote directly in the chest. He grunted, but did not drop the baton. Silver let him go and kicked him in the same place.
Stumbling backwards, Antoine dropped to his right foot and hooked his left leg around Silver's right leg. He pulled the hedgehog close and jabbed his stomach. Silver forced the baton from his hand and beat Antoine in the head with it. He lost his balance and called in Bunnie.
She approached Silver strategically slowly. He threw the baton at her and narrowly missed. One of the staff members dove into Tampa Bay to retrieve it. He threw it to Antoine. Silver summoned a forcefield around himself and walked toward the cyborg intimidatingly.
Bunnie crouched under his left arm and grabbed his quills, puncturing the forcefield. She tugged his quills violently to attack his neck. Silver groaned and struggled before he kicked back, pushing Bunnie away.
Antoine returned, armed once more. He prepared to swing at Silver, but stopped once he realized the hedgehog had Bunnie in a forcefield over the bay.
"Beg me not to." He said, power rushing to his head.
Antoine closed his baton and approached him slowly. "I am American." He roared. "I do not beg."
"Then-" Silver began. Antoine expanded his baton down the hedgehog's throat. The audio team captured the most gruesome choking sound in the tournament. Silver quickly threw Bunnie at Antoine, knocking him down and crushing him to the concrete.
The coyote got up slowly as Silver regained his breathing pattern. He launched a flurry of punches at Antoine, taking multiple kicks to the midsection in the process. Cameras failed to move quickly enough to capture all the traded blows.
Silver stormed Antoine across the pier, pushing him continually backwards. He finally decked the hedgehog with one good punch to the eye. Silver would inevitably get a black eye from it. Enraged, Silver grabbed Antoine's face and slammed the back of his head into the rail. The coyote slumped to the ground motionless.
Soar came over and delivered the ten count, unsurprisingly without Antoine moving. "In the most aggressive round yet, round two goes to Team England!" He cheered.
Silver sat down, exhausted. He watched as medics checked Antoine, but did not find symptoms of internal bleeding. Antoine was returned promptly to his team. The prince-to-be returned to his princess, satisfied with his performance. She stroked his quills, undoing the mess Bunnie had made of them.
"Join us for round three soon! Silver will face Whisper, a competitor fresh off the sidelines. See how she fares in the next round!" Soar concluded.
