It´s important to understand somethin´essential related 2 Randle´s skill set: his GNP posture was problematic, especially against much taller dudes (see fights like the one vs Barreto,for instance...).
He would stay much 2 low in the guard, head basically on his opponent´s belly, and would eat some unnecessary elbows or punches from there, without even reactin´sometimes.....(consequently, his punches would come from 2 far away too...)
Then, because of his suspect cardio, he would more often than not, stay quite inactive in the guard, leadin´ to stand-ups, where he would have to spend more energy to get the TD...
Randle dominated till the 1st stand-up (cut), with legit damage via GNP...
Problem is that each time BJM would stop the action to check the cut, the fighters wouldnt go back to the ground...
Then, each time Randle would get the TD (4 times after the inital one), he would bury his head in Rutten´s chest, without posturing up or trying to pass guard (IIRC he only got once the side control)...
Only Ground Control, lil damage done, while Bas would score points with solid elbows and short punches...
It´s normally in Pride that Bas would have gotten the win...
Here, they gave him the decision, which represents an anomaly in the UFC Fight Configuration, but Randle did so little after the 1st stand-up, except getting the TDs...
There were 4 stand-ups IIRC...
Besides, more than Rutten´s short punches, it´s his elbows after the 2nd stand-up (between the 1st and the 2nd one: lil action on the ground) that need to be considered.
