Mikha Fortuna battled Yvon Bisera shot-for-shot and putt-for-putt in a furious frontside duel then came out of a bungling backside skirmish a bit steadier to rescue a 71 and force a tie after 36 holes in the ICTSI South Pacific Classic on Wednesday in Davao City.

Fortuna matched the local ace's three-birdie splurge in the first nine holes and remained a shot behind but charged back from two-down after a bogey on No. 10 to equal Bisera's 143 aggregate as the latter holed out with a bogey on the long par-5 18th to end up with a 72.