Gemma Coghill | Akuma Fighting Championship 19

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Gemma Coghill | Akuma Fighting Championship 19 Gemma Coghill delivered a stunning first-round knockout at Akuma Fighting Championship 19, her third fight since starting MMA just one year ago. Gemma reflects on the win, her striking improvements, and the mindset that carried her…

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[Applause] First of all, we're here at Akuma Fighting Championship and I have Miss Gemma Cogill. >> Cog Hill. >> Um, first of all, congratulations. >> Thank you. >> Um, how do you feel about that first round? You got a nice knockout there. How do you feel? What's running through your head right now? >> I don't have words. >> Yeah. >> Going into this, I felt like my last two fights, I was struggling with the striking side of things. So, I kept the challenge to myself this time was to land more strikes, but I didn't think it was going to get a first round knockout, but here we go. >> Now, did you kind of did you have like a plan or anything coming into this? And then did you stick to it? >> My plan was to open up with an inside leg kick and I think I'd done that. I can't remember. and to use C picks and layer them and use my jab and I know I done I know I landed a couple of good jabs but I don't know how >> um I guess I guess what are you taking out of this then? You know it was a short fight firstrounder minute and a half. Is that it? >> Yeah. >> Yeah. Um you know I guess what what can you take away from this? >> I'm capable. I'm more than capable. Any doubts that ever happen without like there's no need for them. If I can get in there and do that my third fight. I only started this a year ago. >> Right on. I've only been competing from March. >> Awesome. >> You know what I mean? >> That's great. >> It's only the beginning. >> Clearly making a name for yourself as well. >> Only the beginning. >> Yes. Um, >> so I don't know if anyone's noticed you're woman in combat sports. >> Yeah. 100%. >> Um, it's a uh it's predominant predominantly male dominated sport. Like what have you, you said you're only starting the last year and you're only competing since March. Yeah. >> Um, >> have there been any challenges that you faced, you know, specifically because you're a woman in the sport? >> I think when you start something like this anyway, knowing you're going into a male-dominated sport, you do have to have a we use the cliche, you have to have a set of balls about you. Do you know what I mean to get in there with them men and I do have that. I've always had that. I've always been one of the boys anyway. So, I think that helped the situation. And I just hope other girls can look at me, moms and all especially, and see like you can do it. >> Excellent. Um, speaking of other women, like what what do you do you feel? Do you kind of feel like you're an inspiration to other women to >> I do. Not even this, but like difficult things. >> Yeah, I do. And I inspire myself every day because like I don't hide my struggles. I'm open and honest on the internet and on social media and all the rest. Like I do have bad mental health. I've always had bad mental health. I've had suicide attempts. I've had it all. And like if they had have worked, I wouldn't be here now doing this. Like there's always hope and there's a reason you have to be here. There's a reason they didn't work and this is it for me. Like this is my plan. This is the divine timing. 1111 it's supposed to be happening. >> Right on. Um so I guess like speaking of mental health like this what this has contributed greatly to the overall benefit of your mental health. >> 100%. >> What uh like is there to name kind of like one thing that really does it for you? Like what is it? When you have mental health, ADHD and stuff especially, your head is pure chaos all of the time. Like I have multiple voices going on all of the time. When I get into that cage or when I'm in training, anything, they're quiet. All you can think about is not dying in that moment. >> Yes. >> So that in the relief like even though this is hard work and the training so difficult, but it's like a break for me. It's a break from my head and it's amazing and I love it and that's why I do it twice a day every day. No race days. I love it. >> Right on. What now? what what keeps you disciplined because like any everyone anyone can be, you know, doing this for the love of the sport, but I'm confident in their day, especially if you're doing it every day, multiple times a day, you wake up and you just do not want to do it. Like what what what keeps that discipline for you? >> Nobody's going to do it for you. You have to fight with yourself. There is days I'm sitting outside the club in the car saying, "I do not want to go in here." And maybe I do go in and maybe it is a session, but it's still a session. Still a session in the bank. Whether it was or not, I still done it. I'm still doing more than what people are doing sitting on their asses. >> Yeah. You know, and uh I I heard a quote today um it's it's better to give 10% 20% 50% than zero. >> 100%. You just have to show up. >> Showing up, you're still that 1% better because you've made the effort. You've learned. >> Absolutely. Um like you you only been at this you only been competing since March this year. Like what what is uh your like overall goal? >> I'm going to go pro. the full way. There's no stopping me. As I said before, this is all laid out for me. I trust the universe wholeheartedly. Every opponent I get, I get them for a reason. There's a reason there. Maybe it was to get an act out and prove it to myself. Who knows? But it's all set out. That's why I'll never say no to anybody. They're put in front of me. And it's obviously within reason, the right way stuff like bring it on. There's a reason you're there. Whether it's a lesson or a win, whatever it is, it's I'll take it. >> Right on. Is is there like a do you kind of have like a personal criteria or something like that you work on with your coaches that you wanna like steps you want to meet before you actually go pro or >> Well, my first goal when I started was I wanted to be on clown wars. That's just cuz that that was the one promotion I knew. So I was like I'm going to be on clown wars and I took that off and then the next one was >> took that off right away. Didn't you? >> Yeah, right away. Right off the bat. And then the next one was I want to I want to be amateur in my first year competing and my next fight's amateur locked in and all. So techn it all slowly and surely. >> Okay. Got really quiet. >> That's It is wild. >> Yeah. Um it's nice. We got the the cage right there behind us. But um talk to me about like So you have kids? >> Yeah. Three. >> Yeah. Three of them. >> You have three kids. >> Three kids. >> How old are you? >> 30. >> 30. I wouldn't have guessed you have >> Everybody says >> Well, good for you. >> Yeah. >> Um like what do your kids think about, you know, mom doing? Well, they think it's amazing. Like my eldest, he's in secondary school now. And >> he just says all his friends are like, "Are your mom in the UFC?" And I'm like, "Not yet. Tell them not yet." But they just think it's so cool that I'm doing this. And then the middle boy, he just tells everybody, even if we're in soft play or whatever, "My mommy's going to beat your mommy up. That's all you get." And it's like, "Right, I can, but I'm not." And then the weird, she wants to be a fighter like mommy. >> Excellent. That's got to be uh good to especially if you have a small kids and a small like small daughter. I like to be that uh that >> inspiration for them. Like I I have two I have two kids. I have two little girls and um I am a huge proponent of women in combat sports because I want them to eventually be in it one day. Yeah. >> And to have women like yourself that they can kind of look up to to try and be like. So, first of all, thank you very much for for doing this. you're stepping in and you're doing um a lot of work that you don't even I don't think you even realize you're doing as are all women who are here today even you know win lose draw whatever it is um >> you're an inspiration for the next generation. >> Um so I thank you for that on behalf of my kids. Um >> but like what what do you take out of your kind of your training? Like what like what's what do you take that you use every single day? >> Um the discipline probably. >> Yeah. >> Like I can do hard things and there's nothing I think now that anybody can throw at me and I won't be able to take it on. No matter what it is and what aspect of life I can do it. And the way I see it is like getting in that cage doesn't scare me. I've lived in my head for 30 years and that's the scariest place I can be is my head. So, if I can live here for 30 years and survive that, then I can get in there morning, noon, and night and I'll survive that, too. >> Right on. Um, I guess what what's what's next for you? Do you have fights coming up? >> Yeah, I have my next my first amateur fight locked in on um or your championship, whatever way you want to call it, um on the 14th of September. So, >> right on. I think prefer you to call it your >> your I don't know. I don't know what it's called. Sure. I was wondering about calling the GI for I don't know how long. >> Right on. Uh that's awesome. Um, I hope to see you there and I hope to see you for another victory. >> Um, so look, I appreciate your time. Uh, congratulations on your victory tonight and until next time. >> Yeah, thank you very much. I just want to say too, thank you so much to my opponent getting in there takes some balls as it is. So, no matter what it is, I fully respect her and she's amazing. Heat. Hey, Heat.