emerl is the winner! [ applause ] that means emerl's made it to the final round! yay! yay! [ bell dings ] knuckles is a heavy hitter, but when it comes to brainpower, he's a real lightweight. i'll have to figure out some way to outsmart him. that's the only way of getting my hands on that gorgeous emerald. i've got it! hey, knuckles, maybe you and i oughta settle this little thing in private. in private? mm. just you and me. hey, we paid to see some action. [ indistinct murmuring ] i can't see a thing in here. rouge, how am i supposed to fight? like this! we don't have any way of knowing who's winning the match right now, but it sounds like knuckles and rouge are in a slugfest. who do you think is winning, tails? bats have sonar ability to sense things in the dark, so i'm pretty sure that rouge has the edge here. [ both grunting ] rouge: ha ha! sweet dreams, knuckles! ugh! [ indistinct murmuring ] things get intense in tents, but i'm still standing! scarlet: rouge the bat is on her way to the finals! rouge: uh! ugh! tails: hey, wait! i guess i stood up to her. knuckles is m