I remember one point after a throw where Rory landed some hard shots to the side of Nate's head on the ground, not enough for me to think he beat Nate up though. I'm not saying Rory didn't win all three rounds, just that the first two were close and acting like those suplex gifs tell the story of the fight is a bit disingenuous.
Bendo straight up beat Nate's ass, although he benefited tremendously from landing a punch to the eye early and then for 4+ rounds basically fighting someone with no depth perception who couldn't gauge distance or mount any kind of effective offense as a result. I think if Nate fought both again next year, Rory would do more damage the second time around while a Bendo rematch would likely not be so one sided.