Navigating sadistic heavy hitting sparring partners as a noob, any advice?

[Howlin Mad Missy]

Why is your trainer putting you in with these guys?

I'd say no decent trainer would do that, no decent sparring partner would do that UNLESS you go in winging away and catch them and even then they're likely to give you a little clip back not look to take your head off.

[Youngblood]

Learn to duck is no joke. One of the biggest problems I see with lots of fighters coming a long is they are too comfortable getting hit. So it's all about hitting back, harder, better. Yes, ofc , choose appropriate sparring partners and speak out when way uncomfortable and , no one likes a chip on shoulder douchebag likes delivery pain to newcomers, but for the most part common sense will get you past that. Not enough people focus on not getting hit. Like, how your post began, "I want to stay pretty." lol....nothing wrong with that.

Work on that shit, your defensive game, like no one else in your gym. It'll pay off down the road as you are laying a foundation now, and not getting hit a in the face a nice part of it.