Being a ref is a thankless job. No matter how good you do.... you're always going to have half the people criticizing your ass. (Usually... it's the loser's fans). But when fans pay good money to see a championship fight, they (we) want to see good, clean action. None of this pulling behind the head or flopping shit. And if the fighters themselves don't seem inclined to provide this to us, the only other person with any power in the ring is the ref. Not that our enjoyment should be a priority in the mind of the ref. He's too busy doing his job. But by taking the necessary actions to prevent and/or discourage the types of tactics that turn us fans off, I believe refs provide a good service.

Just my two cents worth.