Page 17 – Ambush
Apr20
on April 20, 2012
at 12:02 am
Yep, and that might be it for Sabrina. Cocoa’s not lying, no one has ever broken out of her finisher.
Double Armbar Finisher
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this is wrong…
Sabrina won against Chloe,, then lose to this coco? come on…
and remember Sabrina is weak against submission type of wrestlers
The best person can lose to a lesser person if caught off guard.
As you know, Sabrina always wants to win, and you know her. She’s a toughie, but you’re right; She can have trouble with submission experts.
Called it.
Yes, yes you did.
🙂
But the tough part is to call what happens next!
And that’s why I didn’t blame Sabrina for going on the attack fast.
Interesting submission, by the way.
Very interesting submission. I’ve been looking at it for a bit and think I figured a way to get free but then again I tend to do moves that most won’t.
That’s a fact! LoL
😉
Hope Brina doesn’t lose this time, but…
Well I agree but if she falls for one of my favorite tricks maybe she should lose to teach her a lesson.
When you lose, don’t lose the lesson.
You know, whenever someone says “No one has ever…” they’ve pretty much jinxed themselves.
Well, in Fiction, anyway. 🙂
Very good point. Though what is she is telling the truth?
Then it’s still nobody has done it YET.
was going to post the same thing. just like when announcers say “he’s never missed a field goal from this distance in his entire car…<clank off the uprights> …eer”
LMAO. I agree with everything here.
BOOOOOO!
Poor form!
You wouldn’t catch me delivering a sucker punch!
…
*ahem*
Get her ‘Bring!!
…
…or…
Get her ‘Brina!
How about receiving one?
I love to give them to my opponents … well at the male ones.
Not everyone has your ethics either, Samantha. Sabrina appreciates you. 😀
Snowy, I think I’ve been on the receiving end… <3
“No-one has ever…” is just asking to have that thing that “no-one’s ever” done done.
I so agree. I’m looking forward to seeing how Albone works this one out. I already know how I would.
Kittens Rule!
Cocoa sure will look silly if Sabrina breaks it after saying that.
Kittens FTW!
Well, there goes my esteem for Cocoa Rococo, what a dishonorable witch!
All’s fair in love and war.
And as far as I can tell this is a wrestling match, neither love nor war.
I know exactly how you feel.
lol love it.
Well since the match is so early Sabrinas best chance is to try and stand and slam her back down with a powerbomb to get her to break the hold.
But if she can’t I won’t mind. Love me some Cocoa!
Thank you Lora for bringing this character to Rival Angels! 😀
Ohh good reminder then. Albone can’t have a friend’s character look to bad can he?
Just like Rampage from his PRIDE days! Win, lose, or draw, plenty of Cocoa still in the future. I thank Lora too!! XD
Snowy, I don’t know about that. I mean, did you SEE how Lora turned on Sabrina? XD
Oh, Sabrina, your teachers have failed you so very much. Or you failed them. Where’s your head at, anyway? You always take the hand offered in friendship… so that when the double-cross inevitably comes, you can yank on it to shut down the attack, pull them through, and either take their back or just floor them with a lariat. Whichever tickles your fancy at the time.
I’ve never broken that move, but then, nobody can ever finish sinking it on me. I have a nasty habit of slamming all my weight onto my elbows, which they’ve thoughtfully brought to their pelvis. Most people don’t make a second attempt.
I think this is less Sabrina’s fault and more Cocoa’s cleverness. I mean, Sabrina was wary but dismissed it as being kinda petty. Ooops.
Baby Faces are soooo dumb.
And heels are so evil!
!xactly Blitz! And then maybe a nice can opener just to twist the blade. But watch out fur catgirls with the can opener. It’s a Pavlov thing. Like the smell of new leather shoes.
Wait… that’s mine… Errrr.. Ummm…. Great art boss!!
🙂 Champ!
Eh, Sabrina got through worse scraps than this.
Still, i was nice to see Coco acting civil for a moment before the cheap shot came in, that counts for something, right ? 🙁
Marcus, that is an excellent point about Sabrina. She has, hasn’t she? More on Cocoa to come.
So, how smart is it to START with your finishing move?
I’ve not been caught in that before, but if Sabrina can’t lift her and slam back down to break loose, she might try turning her toes under and straighten her legs. This move relies on the torque of Coco bridging back. If you keep her bent and put pressure down, the arm bar won’t hold.
If she wins, it will be hella smart. Sabrina’s not out of it yet, but it’s not looking good.
was that a low blow or a stomach shot? Either way, After all this time sabrina still naively falls for this shit. Sabrina,you can still be a face and not be an idiot.
You pick, if it was low or not. 😉
Remember the context of this. Cocoa appealed to Sabrina’s optimistic nature and not everyone can do that. I mean, if Black Widow tried this and Sabrina fell for it, I think that would be more telling.
Somethings gotta give here, no ones ever broken Coco’s double arm bar and Brina’s never given up in a match before. I think Brina’s gonna give, she’s got past arm injuries.
That pesky arm injury could be showing up right about….
And all in the opening 30 seconds!
Oh boy, raise your hand if you didn’t see that comming. (heavy sarcasm implied). As a famous Beer Drinking Texas Rattlesnake once said, “DTA, Don’t Trust Anyone”. Seems a good lesson for stepping in the ring here in BRA
That’s a good point. I mean, just about everyone short of Shamrox has been shown to be a duplicitous lot.
Yup, and we don’t even know if Shamrox would take some cheap shots in a match with her. Got to stay on your toes 110% when you step between those ropes
Too true. And is it too revealing that I DO have a match planned for Shamrox and Sabrina? A specialty match? Yes, that would spoilery? Okay, forget I mentioned it…. XD
Well this is going to be predictable, shes going to break out of the unbreakable hold and win because she if Sabrina ManCENA, Im going to go vomit now
Isn’t that a bit harsh? Just in the comments here you’ve seen 3 standard escapes. Just because she says no one’s escaped doesn’t make it so, nor make it inescapable – at least not till it’s locked on.
Champ is good, champ is wise.
though maybe a bucket is in order for the good man, just in case.
I like the Sabrina/ John Cena comparrison. It really fits. Both go out there, give 250% in the ring, put on one hell of a show, and don’t really give a damn about haters.
Very true, but damn there sure are a lot of haters, eh?
Yup, and I have to agree with Cena’s method of “Don’t pay any attention to them”. I mean, if you’re happy with yourself and with what you’re doing, why the hell do haters even matter?
Agreed. *nods*
Sabrina actually has more versatility and a bigger arsenal than Cena. His move list is shorter than Hogans.
LMAO!
latest it seems like Cena goes out of his way to acknowledge the haters with the dueling chants. that smug <points to the rise above hate shirt every two seconds> in one of his promos with the Rock leading to Mania. and twisting it into a “see? love me or hate me people relate to me in some way and that’s what i LOVE about the WWE universe!!!!” thing
Vince seems hellbound to keep Cena face through it all. Maybe they’ll wear out the E-universe? Maybe his setbacks with Brock and the Rock will endear him some empathy. I dunno. 😛
Could we be about to see Sabrina’s 3rd loss throughout this comic? Although I doubt it, often times when someone says no one has ever broken out of something people get a challenge accepted and breakout.
It’s a double edge sword for you, if she breaks out Sabrina could be seen as a Mary-Sue, if not then Coco is the cliched cocky antagonist like the one Ash of Pokemon has to face in a match, lose against, go out to a gym somewhere or some situation pops up where he figures out how to beat the special attack and win. I should point out I’m not a Pokemon fan but this happens way too many times the few episodes that I’ve seen.
Personally I’m hoping for the latter.
Yeah people might think that I’m just rooting to see her lose. But losing is a part of life and it helps us to learn and grow and feed that fighting spirit. Which some children’s baseball and soccer games are missing the point of by giving everyone a trophy just for taking part.
SofC, I completely co-sign on the 9th place awards. Bleh. I don’t like the Pokemon comparison because in wrestling/MMA/football/life, there’s always the next match/game/day that doesn’t have to do with your previous loss. For example, if Sabrina loses to Cocoa, I think i’d be weird for her to train intently for that NEXT big match with her. I mean, if an instant rematch were granted, sure. And it could happen, but only in that scenario. Odds are, Sabrina will be fighting someone else, win, lose or draw.
I know that and am highly aware of the possibilities that this could be her only match with her or something that can lead to more in the future.
I only made that reference because that was the only thing I could think of at the moment to use as an example. Maybe make her like the long time rival Ash first meets then after a long time of chance encounters eventually befriends.
Really I can count the number of episodes that I’ve seen of that and I know it’s less than 20 but that’s how it goes, how in the hell is that show still going on recycling the same thing?! But then again I could ask the same of the WWE’s storyline.
Okay way off subject. I’m going to go sit in the corner now to reflect.
If they’re going to turn pro wrestling into mma, I think I’ll be showing myself the door.
But hold on Coel. they’re in Japan the incubator of Joshi. How can you not expect a mix of strikes and advanced locks?
What champ says. XD
Plus, as far as I can see, Pro Wrestling was MMA before MMA was MMA.
Aaaand there goes my regard for Coco. If you’re going for a win that boosts your cred, don’t pull a jerk move at the very start. Let Sabrina think she really has found the one person in this company who doesn’t need to be shoved in a recycling bin. Wait until a critical moment, THEN pull the jerk move. You’ll get a much bigger crowd pop and Sabrina will be even more confused!
LOL! I like that being the jerk isn’t the issue, it’s that it was revealed too soon. XD Cocoa’s still hot though, right?
hey, hey easy on the Cocoa. while the intial buttering up to get brina to make the handshake is typical heel move that face always falls for. at least Cocoa did apologize for taking advantage like she did and goes for a quick win rather than the “Bwahahaha! now i shall beat you to within an inch of your life!” method of standard heeldom.
Sun would probably try something similar then tease brina about falling for it the rest of the match with a smart alecky smile on her face if/when they ever fought.
given Brina’s trouble with submission wrestlers how to escape them when caught in the middle of the ring is probably not at the top of the “things Brina knows” list. one additional possible escape if Brina can push up with her legs Cocoa’s shoulders are pretty much already on the mat and she’ll be pinned by her own move.
and again “no one has ever escaped” means it’s 90% likely that person just being told that will of course be the first to break it.
I think I see your point. Cocoa’s not trying to rub Sabrina’s face in it, she’s just trying to pick up the win with a little bit of style. The ability of Cocoa’s finisher hinges on being able to lock her feet behind Sabrina’s head and bridging, effectively popping Sabrina’s head from her shoulders!
Dirty fighter! You’re such a sucker sometimes, Sabby.
LOL! I love that you chided both of them!
Looks like Cocoa’s gonna be more trouble than I thought!
You didn’t think that the Brazilian equivalent to Tom Cruise would be easy, did you? 😉
Ahh I want to see Sabrina lose. It would just help build the delicious teenage tension in the Yoshi/Sabrina/Cocoa love triangle. ;D
LOL, it definitely wouldn’t hurt.
Ah yes, the double arm-bar. 🙂 great if you have flexibilty. Also, a variation is to lock in like that and put the elbows into the hips causing them to separate, while bucking up 🙂 it’s like a wishbone, but with a person.
Yep, you got it! That devious and talented Cocoa Rococo!
That is why most people are half-bent over and shakes hands from a distance.
But does this put Cocoa on the line as a heel or could she possibly be tweener almost on the likes of Sun? Or is it that anyone who faces off in the ring against Sabrina automatically a heel for the most part? I would like to see how Sabrina would deal with working with a tweener/anti-face other than her bff.
No, fighting Sabrina doesn’t automatically make one a heel, though I know a lot of readers feel that way. For instance when Sabrina fought Xtina, another face, a lot of people were behind Sabrina. The self-admitted cheap shot is certainly tweener/heel level and I suppose it’s not unfair to group Cocoa in the same vein as Sun. Can Sabrina and Cocoa co-exist much less be friendly after this match? I guess we’ll find out!
On a different note I do have some criticism. I feel low in saying this since I know I can do no better but I think you need some work on differentiating your females more.
When I look at Coco in this page I feel like I’m looking at Krystin in a different outfit especially with that fourth panel. If it weren’t for the color of the pages I would be confusing a lot of the women as a majority of their faces look the same and the body-types rarely vary from what I’ve been seeing.
I hope this wasn’t offensive or anything.
I am not offended and I appreciate the critique especially in the very respectful way in which you stated it. the only thing I can really say is that it’s a work in progress but I’m kinda glad you noticed and said something. *nods*
it’s a page right out of the art of war right there i have much respect for coco right now
Yeah, I can see it now, its just hard for the reader since we expect crappy things to happen to Sabrina. Double armbars are hard to pull off, even for the best in Jujitsu, but I guess the crotch shot made it 250 times easier. I still see Sabrina turning this around.
Sabrina will get out of it, and that bitch, Cocoa will get what coming to her.