BEFORE: The third and final bout of the night threatens to become the biggest mismatch on the card as poor Claire Cooper has earned literally zero respect from either Denise van Outen or Tom Hilton who both claim she's made the Hollyoaks PPV grade only to serve as the proverbial punchbag to the supreme opposition. Losing to the long-time absent Jodi Albert last month was a bad omen and things should only get worse against the betting favorite to win the whole thing, Gemma Bissix.

Indeed the blonde Beevers' veteran vows to beat the stuffing out of the older brunette and the Wembley Arena crowd gears up for one heavy knockout at Cooper's expense!

Gemma Bissix wears a red bikini with white stripes and white gloves. Long blonde hair straight. Claire Cooper wears a black basque top with silver trim and blue gloves. Black hair in loose waves. The fight is scheduled for ten rounds in the bantamweight division.

Round 1:
Claire looks to score some early punches upstairs but she's too slow in execution and has to soak up the blonde's superior effort instead; Gemma romps to the body to wobble the brunette to the side before clubbing her on the chin and just picking the lacklustre opponent off down the stretch. Cooper's forced into defensive circles and allthough she tries to respond with some wild swings from the back foot, she gets caught repeatedly by Bissix's aerial attack and sags on the ropes come the final minute where the younger actress hammers away to the body again and leaves Claire completely shut down on offense.

Round 2:
More trouble for Claire who gets rooted to the spot with the inital charge and Gemma rips the high guard aside making steady connection with the cheeks before switching low and blasting a hook on the ribs that bends the brunette into moaning spasms. A quick uppercut on the chin sinks Claire on her heels and Bissix follows up with a cross hook on the nose that SENDS COOPER DOWN ON HER BACKSIDE in the center of the ring moments later. Denise and Tom giggle in delight up in the booth but Claire looks absolutely livid that her performance is just not good enough to even make her look competitive... Bissix makes some gestures to the crowd but resumes the stalking once the brunette beats the count at seven... she rips into Cooper's face with more jabbing menace and backs the hapless woman back to the ropes where she switches low and drills the exposed midsection leaving Claire to ache her heart out in a desperate earmuff.

Round 3:
Cooper tries to fend off another looming leather rush but cuts thin air in a hectic effort to score some juice and gets caught on the nose with a flying hook again that immediately bends her into a vicious series on the chest with Gemma kicking into a higher gear and just blasting the lacklustre brunette into stupor. Claire stumbles to the side but can't even clinch her foe and eats more furious jabs up the middle, Bissix knows she's tearing the older actress apart and keeps digging to the body before a quick uppercut combo finds the jaw and dumps Cooper onto jelly knees and just trying to stay upright at every cost... forget that effort though since the blonde rips a cross hook on the nose to switch her lights out and the final left hander on the temple spins Claire against the turnbuckle - the battered brunette slides down on her backside again and remains unresponsive to the count having endured a horrendous beatdown tonight. KO3 Gemma Bissix!!!

AFTER: "Well, everyone saw this one coming!", Tom Hilton finds little solace for the fallen brunette and Denise van Outen approves Gemma's ruthless handling of a much inferior opponent: "It's OK to say that Claire will struggle to win a fight during the whole event but you still have to tear her apart to make your opponents be wary of the threat. Someone like Jennifer Metcalfe still believes she's a better fighter than Bissix and well, with Emma Rigby joining the Academy who knows how will she perform in the remaining bouts? She looked really good pounding Ali Bastian to a pulp tonight and she can probably upset both Albert and Metcalfe along the way! The fact Gemma actually fought her BEFORE the Academy signing may be the biggest stroke of luck she needs to win this Hollyoaks Special! And Tom, I can't wait for your show now! Poor Claire will take center stage again? I guess by the time this event ends she will be pondering her retirement (laughs)."

Final result: Gemma Bissix def. Claire Cooper KO3.