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I see a lot of people saying stuff like:
"Hooker looked off"
"Hooker looked scared"
"Hooker was backing up too much"
Etc...
Hooker is smart. So is Eugene Bareman. They had clearly game planned it out, and realized that if they initiated a brawl with Chandler, the likelihood of Hooker going to sleep before Chandler did was too high.
Chandler hits like a truck. He is the hardest hitting 155'er on the planet. Hooker has a porous defense, and he relies on his chin to get him through brawls. Him and his team clearly had realized that this wasn't going to work against Chandler, and so they switched up his style into that of a patient kickboxer.
His strategy was pretty good. Chandler fights in a lead leg heavy style, and is susceptible to leg kicks.
Hooker fired a couple of really hard ones at Chandler, and landed one towards the end that hurt Chandler.

Hooker fought a smart fight. He was also a terrible matchup for Chandler, and in my opinion Chandlers toughest in the top 5. Chandler is just that good.
Anyway, just thought I would share my opinion on why Hooker fought the way he did.
"Hooker looked off"
"Hooker looked scared"
"Hooker was backing up too much"
Etc...
Hooker is smart. So is Eugene Bareman. They had clearly game planned it out, and realized that if they initiated a brawl with Chandler, the likelihood of Hooker going to sleep before Chandler did was too high.
Chandler hits like a truck. He is the hardest hitting 155'er on the planet. Hooker has a porous defense, and he relies on his chin to get him through brawls. Him and his team clearly had realized that this wasn't going to work against Chandler, and so they switched up his style into that of a patient kickboxer.
His strategy was pretty good. Chandler fights in a lead leg heavy style, and is susceptible to leg kicks.

Hooker fired a couple of really hard ones at Chandler, and landed one towards the end that hurt Chandler.

Hooker fought a smart fight. He was also a terrible matchup for Chandler, and in my opinion Chandlers toughest in the top 5. Chandler is just that good.
Anyway, just thought I would share my opinion on why Hooker fought the way he did.