John Spark, a 32-year-old self-employed electrician, was given a suspended sentence at Thirskston Magistrates Court together with a fine of £1,000. Spark had been arrested and charged by the police for a violent assault on a young man who was playing pool with friends in a public house. It is also known that: The assault occurred following an argument that broke out between those playing pool and a group trying to watch a football match on television. A man called Martin Sore was treated on the evening of the assault at the Accident and Emergency Unit of the local hospital for a broken nose, bruised face and strained neck. Witnesses said that they had heard the complainant mocking John Spark about his private life. The landlord said that the argument which led to the assault had been a case of six of one and half a dozen of the other.

Question: Martin Sore had provoked the assault by mocking John Spark about his private life.
Options:
A. true, B. false, C. uncertain
Answer: "C"