Ask a MMA Ref with Scott Marker: Elbows, cuts, cameras, and riots
Scott Marker is back with more answers to your questions about what it takes to me an MMA referee. He talks about:
-what exactly is a 12 to 6 elbow
-does he take into consideration the crowd when he is standing in the ring
-how bad does a cut have to be for you to stop it
-if he as ever been struck while doing the job
Duration : 0:6:36
Tags: 101, 12, arts, Big, bjj, cage, cuts, dean, elbows, grappling, herb, jitsu, jiu, John, marker, martial, mixed, MMA, questions, referee, ring, rules, scott, submissions, to, ufc
June 2nd, 2010 at 2:35 am
@IrishRhavin Yeah …
@IrishRhavin Yeah the ref would have to decide if he thinks the guy threw it without even thinking or not. Sometimes you clearly see them throw it out of anger even tho they know they cant. other times its automatic and its only a warning.
June 2nd, 2010 at 2:35 am
@Scottjuliemm Can’t …
@Scottjuliemm Can’t wait to hear from ya
June 2nd, 2010 at 2:35 am
@wrxbungle: Thats …
@wrxbungle: Thats what i was told too. I’d also like to know if the injuries are really that severe. Some guy told me an arm-bar break takes you out for 6 weeks and a finished heel hook for 6 months. Thx for you answer.
June 2nd, 2010 at 2:35 am
This is probably a …
This is probably a stupid question, but the 12 to 6 elbow is illegal when it’s to the body as well as the head, correct?
June 2nd, 2010 at 2:35 am
@Submissions101 Aah …
@Submissions101 Aah, that makes sense … it was the limp arm from DFP. Where is Eddies site? Thanks alot man
June 2nd, 2010 at 2:35 am
@Fupper16 which …
@Fupper16 which ones bro? Most of the Eddie Bravo videos had to be taken down due to his request (he wants people to visit his site and pay for them now as well as get all the new stuff he is putting out).
June 2nd, 2010 at 2:35 am
Hello Ari Some of …
Hello Ari Some of your videos are marked private on your website and I would really like to view them. How can I do that? Why did you make them private in the first place? Thank you so much, peace
June 2nd, 2010 at 2:35 am
I received my blue …
started refereeing the same year. Trained for others mma matches that my opponents backed out, got older and then figured that the safest place in the cage is to be the ref 
I received my blue belt bjj, Pedro Sauer, in 1997. Trained no-gi for years and then put my gi back on and received my purple belt bjj, Keith Owen, 2009.
Fought in the first mma / nhb match in Idaho back in 1996, won
Also, I am a black belt in Kenpo Karate, Skip Hancock, received my black 1991, promoted since.
June 2nd, 2010 at 2:35 am
I will try to …
I will try to answer this on a future video reply but the answer is yes! Have a great story…
June 2nd, 2010 at 2:35 am
I would love an …
I would love an opportunity to referee in the UFC, kind of my dream.
All good things take time…
Thanks for the support!
June 2nd, 2010 at 2:35 am
Will you stop a …
Will you stop a fight if the fighter is not tapping but it looks like they are in a lot of pain? Example is the GSP vs. Dan Hardy fight. Thanks Scott.
June 2nd, 2010 at 2:35 am
@ …
@TheAdrenalineEffect I guess its because he can’t avoid it as easily, what i was more interested in is the upkicks that occur when a knee or both are on the ground, sometimes there is just a warning, sometimes a penalty and sometimes a stoppage, how does the ref decide? Is it damage, intention or a mixture of both
June 2nd, 2010 at 2:35 am
Scott thank you for …
Scott thank you for responding on the doctor stopage. I was also wondering why your not in the UFC? You seem like a very experienced ref. You deserve to be getting paid big time. Thanks again Scott.
June 2nd, 2010 at 2:35 am
@FrankGarrett316 He …
@FrankGarrett316 He is a BJJ black belt himself.
June 2nd, 2010 at 2:35 am
he is a pretty cool …
he is a pretty cool guy
June 2nd, 2010 at 2:35 am
This ref looks like …
This ref looks like a former fighter himself.
June 2nd, 2010 at 2:35 am
@Ah4b to my …
@Ah4b to my understanding, it’s very easy to apply too much torque and injure your training partner/opponent before they feel any serious discomfort or pain.
At least that’s why I am told they aren’t allowed until higher rankings in my dojo, simply for safety reasons.
June 2nd, 2010 at 2:35 am
@themeaningoflife38 …
@themeaningoflife38 lol disregard my reply i clicked the wrong comment!
June 2nd, 2010 at 2:35 am
@themeaningoflife38 …
@themeaningoflife38 to my understanding, it’s very easy to apply too much torque and injure your training partner/opponent before they feel any serious discomfort or pain.
At least that’s why I am told they aren’t allowed until higher rankings in my dojo, simply for safety reasons.
June 2nd, 2010 at 2:35 am
Is Josh Rosenthal …
Is Josh Rosenthal related to “Lefty” Rosenthal from the movie casino?
June 2nd, 2010 at 2:35 am
Are heel hooks very …
Are heel hooks very dangerous?
June 2nd, 2010 at 2:35 am
@ …
@TheAdrenalineEffect ok thanks for info
June 2nd, 2010 at 2:35 am
Do you think that …
Do you think that American MMA should use warning cards like back in PrideFC?
June 2nd, 2010 at 2:35 am
@IrishRhavin You …
@IrishRhavin You can upkick a guy whos standing over you. But if he has a knee or both knees on the ground then you cant. I think it should be allowed regardless because the top guy is allowed to hit you so why cant you upkick em just because their knee is on the ground? haha
June 2nd, 2010 at 2:35 am
@Juntahh You can …
@Juntahh You can throw elbows in standup. Fighters do it all the time.