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All-female match-up results in explosive, tearful 'Tawag' showdown

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2018/entertainment/05/24/tawag.jpg"/><figcaption>A disheartened Lalainne Araña appears to concede to her challenger, Arabelle dela Cruz, after a performance that had judge K Brosas in tears<em>. ABS-CBN</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>The tension-filled &quot;Ultimate Resbak&quot; leg of &quot;Tawag ng Tanghalan&quot; continued Thursday with its first all-female match-up, resulting in an explosive vocal showdown that moved a judge to tears and a contender apparently conceding to her challenger.</p><p>&quot;Resbakers&quot; Lalainne Araña and Ato Arman, the current owners of two &quot;seats of power&quot; representing the last two slots in the grand finals, picked fellow returning semifinalists Arabelle dela Cruz and Adelene Rabulan to compete against each other.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/05/22/18/emotions-run-high-in-tawag-as-judges-hesitate-to-cut-resbakers">Emotions run high in &#x27;Tawag&#x27; as judges hesitate to cut &#x27;resbakers&#x27;</a></li></ul><p>The format of &quot;Ultimate Resbak&quot; has the winner of that initial showdown challenging one of the two seated &quot;resbakers,&quot; in the hope of claiming the latter&#x27;s &quot;seat of power.&quot;</p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Dtwx0C9YbZA?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="~//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="~//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div><p>Dela Cruz sang &quot;If I Were A Boy,&quot; while Rabulan performed &quot;Wag Ka Nang Umiyak&quot; for their face-off. Winning the judges&#x27; votes, Dela Cruz advanced to the challenge round, where she chose another female contender, Araña, to go against.</p><p>Araña, who was on her third try to enter a &quot;Tawag&quot; finale, took the stage with a song choice which the hosts noted reflected her journey -- &quot;Pagsubok,&quot; about not giving up despite seemingly insurmountable odds.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/05/23/18/na-gong-rumesbak-nag-semis-natalo-tears-flow-as-lalainne-claims-3rd-chance-in-tawag">‘Na-gong, rumesbak, nag-semis, natalo’: Tears flow as Lalainne claims 3rd chance in ‘Tawag’</a></li></ul><p>Dela Cruz, meanwhile, opted for a power ballad, &quot;Run to You,&quot; which had the studio audience and judges on their feet as she approached and subsequently nailed the explosive notes popularized by Whitney Houston.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/iYZky_8WEI8?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="~//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="~//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div><p>The resounding cheers for Dela Cruz -- who also had judge K Brosas in tears -- was apparently a disheartening sight for Araña, who cried as she admitted she had been worried about being challenged and losing her &quot;seat of power&quot; on her mother&#x27;s exact birthday.</p><p>The odds, it turned out, were against Araña. Her colorful journey on the &quot;Tawag&quot; stage ended as Dela Cruz earned the higher combined votes of the public and the five-member panel of judges.</p><p>Now owning the second &quot;seat of power,&quot; Dela Cruz, along with currently seated &quot;resbaker&quot; Arman, have to fend off the four remaining, all-male challengers until Saturday, to ensure their spot in the grand finals.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><div id="IVS_ABS_Body_Video_1_Container"> <ivs-player id="IVS_ABS_Body_Video_1" data-ivs-spid="3001339" data-ivs-key="e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603" data-ivs-vid="1433226" data-ivs-floating="1"></ivs-player> <script src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/js/iframe-parent.js"></script> <script src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/js/loader.js"></script> </div></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="~//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="~//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div>

<p>The tension-filled "Ultimate Resbak" leg of "Tawag ng Tanghalan" continued Thursday with its first all-female match-up, resulting in an explosive vocal showdown that moved a judge to tears and a contender apparently conceding to her challenger.</p>

The tension-filled "Ultimate Resbak" leg of "Tawag ng Tanghalan" continued Thursday with its first all-female match-up, resulting in an explosive vocal showdown that moved a judge to tears and a contender apparently conceding to her challenger.