Time is relative

For the attacker, it seems like a minute between the beginning and end of an attack. However, for the defender, it seems only an instant.

Your head

Where the head goes, the body will follow. So use all the available handles to your benefit, such as ears, hair, piercing, etc.
If you lose your head, you lose the fight. If you lose it emotionally, you will lose the fight. If you lose it due to injury, you will lose the fight.
Keep your mouth shut. Thinking about talking means you are not thinking about fighting. Also, it prevents biting your tongue.
Keep your eyes open, even if it means watching the punch hit you.

For a midsection kick, trap it or spike it with your elbow.
In a clinch, keep your gloves over the opponent's face so he or she has difficulty breathing.
In a clinch or on the mat, dig your chin to dig into your opponent's face or body. A few days growth of beard makes the dig more effective. The growth also helps attacks slide off the face.
In a clinch or on the mat, keep the forearm across and rubbing on the opponent's face.
While being clinched, hook kick to the side and back around the opponent, digging the heel into the back of the head or neck.
Throw a hook punch, but hit with the bony part of the wrist rather than the fist, since this area is not protected by gloves.
It is usually illegal to punch or kick an opponent who is down, so get the hits in quickly before the opponent get to the mat.

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