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Posted by shaw on Feb-09-2011 04:29:

Question for you folks (especially Boomer, if you're lurking):

Ignoring price, where are the best seats for seeing these live? I may have my pick for an upcoming one, but I have never actually been to a fight...or any center-stage arena event, for that matter. Is it ringside? How many rows back? Lower bowl? Front of the upper? Suites? Club level? Any particular direction? Help!

Posted by ChemEnhanced on Feb-09-2011 13:59:

Posted by Boomer187 on Feb-09-2011 15:40:

quote:
Originally posted by shaw
Question for you folks (especially Boomer, if you're lurking):

Ignoring price, where are the best seats for seeing these live? I may have my pick for an upcoming one, but I have never actually been to a fight...or any center-stage arena event, for that matter. Is it ringside? How many rows back? Lower bowl? Front of the upper? Suites? Club level? Any particular direction? Help!

The $300 lower bowl ones are not bad, and anything more expensive is obviously kick ass. Always try for the sides of the arena, but it is amazing how well you can see the ring and the fighters even far back. It is a completely different experience than watching at home. its odd not having an announcer, and everything happens to quick with no camera change

But nothing was greater than when Rampage knocked out Chuck. You can jump around at home and scream, but when you are jumping and screaming next to 10,000 people...madness! I am sure the same was felt at Mandalay when Silva landed that kick.

Posted by shaw on Feb-10-2011 00:50:

quote:
Originally posted by Boomer187
The $300 lower bowl ones are not bad, and anything more expensive is obviously kick ass. Always try for the sides of the arena, but it is amazing how well you can see the ring and the fighters even far back. It is a completely different experience than watching at home. its odd not having an announcer, and everything happens to quick with no camera change

But nothing was greater than when Rampage knocked out Chuck. You can jump around at home and scream, but when you are jumping and screaming next to 10,000 people...madness! I am sure the same was felt at Mandalay when Silva landed that kick.

I guess the real question is if ringside is any better than the closest lower bowl ones. For instance, my favorite seats at baseball games are behind home plate, in the front of club level--not at field level, because the former gives you a view of everything, at a better angle. If you're ringside, are you stuck with a bad angle, or is it just the closer the better?

Any way to predict where the cameras will be, and get unobstructed views, or is it pretty much dumb luck? (128, @ prudential center)

Posted by Zyklon_Jay on Feb-10-2011 01:08:

quote:
Originally posted by Boomer187
The $300 lower bowl ones are not bad, and anything more expensive is obviously kick ass. Always try for the sides of the arena, but it is amazing how well you can see the ring and the fighters even far back. It is a completely different experience than watching at home. its odd not having an announcer, and everything happens to quick with no camera change

But nothing was greater than when Rampage knocked out Chuck. You can jump around at home and scream, but when you are jumping and screaming next to 10,000 people...madness! I am sure the same was felt at Mandalay when Silva landed that kick.

when st pierre stopped sera the place got so loud that it messed my hearing up for a couple of days.

lower bowl is good...unless you are in the first 5 rows, ringside is not worth the price. second level ticks are ok in a pinch...you can't see that great, but ufc events have more big screens placed everywhere around the arena than any other show i can think of right now.

ufc live can be hit and miss...it really depends on the crowd as they tend to make a good show great. for the money vs value i think being at home is the best...but you should go once for sure.

ps there are not that many camera men...the ufc uses "floating" cameras on a boom for the majority of their shots.

Posted by Boomer187 on Feb-10-2011 05:30:

No clue what ringside is like. The bowl is good though.

Posted by Adamo on Feb-10-2011 06:27:

i plan on scalping massive tickets for UFC 129 and making maximum jew profit. wish me luck.

Posted by VDub on Feb-10-2011 16:03:

There's some serious bullshit going on with ticketmaster right now...

Bunch of fuckin scammers...

Posted by Zyklon_Jay on Feb-11-2011 00:16:

quote:
Originally posted by Boomer187
No clue what ringside is like. The bowl is good though.

i've been 2 rows back, which is amazing. I once was in the 7th row, and every time there was a takedown i would have to catch the action on the big screen...you just can't see anything.

Posted by Zyklon_Jay on Feb-11-2011 01:41:

here shaw, to give you an idea:

5th row, lower bowl koschek vs st pierre.

reall good view of the action from here.

Posted by iammesol on Feb-11-2011 02:50:

quote:
Originally posted by Zyklon_Jay
if silva fights gsp don't expect him to try and kick at all. the most you will see is knees in the clench...george is too good of a wrestler to start throwing wild kicks...silva will end up on his back if he does this.

The catch weight fight would be interesting...i can see st pierre just working the jab until he sees an opening to take him down...the problem with this fight is that it will most likely be boring. When Silva fights primo opposition he does not take chances and is the most boring fighter in the UFC. They are both "counter move" fighters...so unless one goes on the offensive, i can see 5 rounds of a lot of nothing happening.

Personally I don't even see anyone thinking the fight wouldn't go to the ground. It's all up to Anderson's jiu jitsu offense and GSP's jiu jitsu defense. That's it, really (unless something crazy happens like with Vitor).

Posted by Zyklon_Jay on Feb-11-2011 02:54:

striking = advantage anderson...gsp is good on his feet, but not in the same class and does not have that power.

ground = advantage gsp. george has top notch bjj and is a world class wrestler.

let's get through Jake Shields first...but he is over rated and we will see him dominated in Toronto.

Posted by iammesol on Feb-11-2011 02:56:

quote:
Originally posted by Zyklon_Jay
let's get through Jake Shields first...he is over rated and we will see him dominated in Toronto.

Agreed.

Posted by Zyklon_Jay on Feb-11-2011 03:01:

Shield's last fight was beyond unimpressive against someone not even qualified to shine gsp's shoes.

Posted by shaw on Feb-11-2011 05:03:

Thanks, Jay. I guess I'll see what strings can be pulled, or else go to the normal seats.

And GSP is going to destroy Shields. Even if you want to claim that his wrestling is better (which is debatable) and that therefore, he will, somehow, be the first person to figure out how to take down GSP, he has a huge disadvantage once he's there. Only chance is a lucky punch.

Posted by Arbiter on Feb-11-2011 11:16:

quote:
Originally posted by shaw
And GSP is going to destroy Shields. Even if you want to claim that his wrestling is better (which is debatable) and that therefore, he will, somehow, be the first person to figure out how to take down GSP, he has a huge disadvantage once he's there. Only chance is a lucky punch.

Shields' wrestling is significantly worse than Koscheck's (compare their respective fights against Paul Daley, who Koscheck took down at will, whereas Shields struggled mightily). Shield's striking is virtually non-existent. If there was ever a fighter who didn't even have a punchers chance, it's Jake Shields.

Basically Shields' only chance to win the fight is to try to jump guard and catch a guillotine choke the way he did against Robbie Lawler when he couldn't take Lawler down. But, I have a hard time seeing GSP fall prey to that, and GSP is extremely good at controlling the distance, so Shields will probably have few opportunities to even attempt something like that.

Posted by Boomer187 on Feb-11-2011 14:50:

it would be fun to see GSP strike with someone again. He seems to rely on his wrestling with everyone since that Serra upset.

But he will probably still take shields down and dominate him.

Posted by Zyklon_Jay on Feb-11-2011 19:08:

agreed...but gsp is changing up every fight...for instance we never saw him use the jab as a primary tool from him as against koscheck. He seems to change game plans depending on the fighter.

Also don't forget that George is not a knockout specialist. He can do it but...

Also i think when you are the champ you can dictate the pace and let the opponent come to you. GSP is a counter guy, so he knows in a 5 rounder he can sit back a bit and let his opposition try and press him, creating openings for him.

He knows that if the opposition does not move forward, they can't win the fight. It is so different fighting as a champ than a contender. GSP fights with purpose, not emotion.

Posted by Renzo on Feb-11-2011 23:02:

War, Fedor!

Posted by iammesol on Feb-12-2011 00:45:

For real!

Can't wait for tomorrow night.

Posted by Adamo on Feb-13-2011 04:53:

FEDOR WHO? MOTHAFUCKIN BIGFOOT!

Posted by MSZ on Feb-13-2011 05:15:

dat eye

2 careers ended tonight

Posted by Renzo on Feb-13-2011 05:18:

Fedor surviving that second round is the single most AMAZING thing I have seen in all my years of watching MMA. No question. I wish they would have kept on fighting. I am more impressed with Fedor in defeat than I am in victory. I am speechless.

Bigfoot Silva is no joke. All the props in the world to him.

Posted by Direct on Feb-13-2011 05:19:

Posted by Renzo on Feb-13-2011 05:45:

I wish we could have seen round 3.

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