When he was thrown to the ground, the first opponent thought that that could very well be the worst thing to happen to him. This was the third round, and he was already beaten to the point where he was on the verge of death. He was still conscious though, so he was confident that he'd be able to outlast Satoshi even when they haven't landed a single blow on him.
With renewed energy, the first opponent got even more fired up than usual, going out of his way to cover his ally while attacking Satoshi mercilessly. He didn't care if he fatally hit Satoshi. In fact, he even used his full power which was unleashed by the boosting pill he took a couple of minutes ago.
There he was, on the edge of losing control over his Dual Beast Integration while his energy was recklessly depleted by the first. Despite the obvious advantages he had over Satoshi, however, he still couldn't catch up to him, much to his despair.