I got my first fight too early. It wasn't a contest, but it should have been so I could have gotten credit for it! haha
I got dizzy once and a couple of times I saw static, the kid hit hard.
Thank god I practiced slipping. It was too early for me, I was just lucky I trained very hard.
Now I train my neck everyday in training, so I can take better punches. I keep my hands MORE up. And now I know what to do if someone has a great straight right, other than slip. I did have killer instinct, but it was useless because I left myself open when I unloaded. Things like that a good trainer will let you know beforehand. It's my personal opinion that blocking makes a fighter have confidence and get comfortable to fight back efficiently. So this month I'm concentrating on that.