They did a good job with that, though. They needed to establish that Thanos was in that strength class while also being a seasoned fighter. That knee to the face and throat chop followed by the body slam really made you feel it. And it was a quick fight, which makes sense. The Hulk gets stronger the angrier he gets, if you want to beat him, you'll need to do it quickly before he gets into a real rage.
Plus, they kind of leaned on the whole "we have a Hulk" thing for too long now. He annihiliated Loki and Thanos' minions in NYC, Ultron and his bots in Sokovia and was the grand champion in the arena for years in Ragnarok. It was about time he met his match.
They're setting this up nicely. He'll go into an insane rage in the next movie, presumably when Black Widow is in danger, and it'll be awesome.
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