Wreck MMA recap: Jordan Mein, Mark Holst, Jesse Gross & Kalib Starnes victorious

By Mike Johnston

@MikeyJ_MMA

While most MMA fans watched Nick Diaz continue his impressive win streak at Strikeforce: Diaz vs. Cyborg over the weekend, there was also a Canadian MMA show that saw a handful of Canucks pick up victories. Wreck MMA: Strong and Proud, which took place at the Casino Lac-Leamy in Gatineau, Quebec, featured some of the biggest names currently on the Canadian MMA circuit. In the main event, Alberta’s Jordan Mein defeated UFC and Strikeforce veteran Joe Riggs by TKO. After a slow start to his MMA career, Mein (19-7) has gone 16-3 in his last 19 bouts. The Lethbridge native is one of Canada’s top welterweights and a rising star.

In the co-main event, Mark Holst submitted Markhaile Wedderburn with a rear-naked choke late in the second round of their lightweight bout. Prior to this fight, Holst announced it would be his last fight. If the 25-year-old does in fact retire, he leaves the sport with a record of 9-3 including two UFC appearances.

British Columbia native Kalib Starnes picked up his fourth win since being released from the UFC following a memorable (for all the wrong reasons) loss to Nate Quarry at UFC 83 in Montreal. Jesse Gross picked up a TKO win to improve his professional record to 6-0. Gross trains in his hometown of London, Ontario at the Adrenaline Training Centre, a gym run by UFC stars Mark Hominick, Sam Stout and former WEC lightweight Chris Horodecki. Also, Michael Reilly submitted a fellow Ontario native, MMA personality and bantamweight Robin Black.

The event had plenty of finishes, with only two of the 12 fights going to a decision. For more MMA news and updates follow@MikeyJ_MMA on Twitter.

Here are the complete results from Wreck MMA: Strong and Proud…

- Jordan Mein def. Joe ‘Diesel' Riggs via TKO at 4:30 of Round 2.

- Mark ‘Boots' Holst def. Markhaile Wedderburn via submission (rear-naked choke) at 4:56 of Rundd 2.

- Kalib Starnes def. Matt MacGrath via submission (rear-naked choke) at 3:14 of Round 2.

- Dimitri Waardenburg def. Remi Morvan via Unanimous Decision.

- Mike Reilly def. Robin Black via submission (armbar) at 0:57 of Round 1.

- Jesse Gross def. Pablo Santos via TKO at 3:12 of Round 1.

- Jesse Ronson def. Alka Matewa via submission (armbar) at 4:51 of Round 1.

- Mustafa Khalil def. Amer Hussein via KO at 2:25 of Round 2.

- Mike Sledzion def. Jeffrey Laughren via submission (guillotine) at 0:55 of Round 1.

- Jeff Harrison def. Jamie McLean via submission (rear-naked choke) at 3:43 of Round 1.

- Tyler Hardcastle def. Kyle via submission (triangle) at 1:55 of Round 2.

- Marc Lefebvre def. Christopher St. Jean via Majority Decision.