Tom Holland beats Justin Bishop 3-1 in East vs West 24 replay

Tom Holland’s 3-1 right-arm win over Justin Bishop was the kind of lightweight result that says more about small edges than overpowering dominance. The full-match replay landed as part of East vs West 24’s rapid rollout, and the scoreline showed a bout that stayed competitive without ever looking like it was slipping away from Holland.

That matters because this was not the original fight on the board. Danil Ustinov was unable to compete at EVW 24 in Little Rock, Arkansas, and Holland stepped in on short notice to face Bishop. What had been a planned Bishop-Ustinov matchup in the lightweight class became a different test entirely, with Holland accepting the assignment and turning it into a clean 3-1 finish. In arm wrestling, that kind of result usually points to one thing: the winner was better in the setup and better in the critical transitions, where a match can swing on a single hand position or a half-inch of elbow control.

The replay also fits the shape of the broader East vs West 24 release slate. Bob Brown swept Isaiah Jones 3-0, and Janis Amolins beat Craig Tullier 3-0, which makes Holland’s four-round win stand out as one of the more competitive matches among the early uploads. It was not a runaway. It was a controlled fight, the type that rewards the athlete who can win the opening touch, hold the hand, and keep the other side from building a comeback off momentum.

East vs West 24 took place on June 6, 2026, in Little Rock, with the event set to start at 12:00 PM local Arkansas time. The card was pushed hard as a major broadcast offering, with PPV listed at US$19.99 and tickets starting at US$59. That big-stage framing only sharpened the value of the Holland-Bishop matchup, especially after promotional material described the two men as two of North America’s toughest arm wrestlers.

For Holland, the short-notice call-up became more than a filler bout. It became a table win that reflected the division’s razor-thin margins, where a 3-1 score can look modest on paper and still tell you exactly who controlled the match.