GIF of the Year Candidate: Kaleo Gambill Enjoys an Involuntary Post-Fight Beat-Off
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For the 97% of you who completely skipped over our helpful Pro Elite 3 recap yesterday, let us boil it down for you: Minowaman was unable to leglock Kendall Grove, and Kaleo Gambill made the international symbol for m*******tion after getting knocked out by Brent Schermerhorn. A GIF of that second thing is above.
Watch as Gambill eats a lights-out left hook, then reverts to pure muscle-memory, his arm and hand instinctively doing what they usually do when he’s in that position. As long as he’s not breaking the universal rules of the jerk-off gesture, we see absolutely no problem with this.
About ProElite’s Revival
ProElite 3 was part of the revived ProElite’s attempt to return to relevance in 2012 after the collapse of EliteXC in 2008. The cards mixed veterans such as Ikuhisa “Minowaman” Minowa and Kendall Grove with regional prospects, but the promotion never recaptured the profile of its CBS-televised heyday.
Strange post-fight moments like Kaleo Gambill’s became the most-shared clips from these events, a reminder that MMA’s lower levels often deliver the most unpredictable entertainment.