Baltimore's Dave Daniecki gets his kicks
Shogun Fights V is coming to 1st Mariner Arena on Saturday at 7 p.m. To preview the event, Baltimore Sun sports intern Chris Eckard caught up with Dave Daniecki, a Baltimore native who will fight Donald Crawford Jr.
He's a two-time state champion wrestler, a two-time All-America lacrosse defender and a former professional lacrosse player, but Dave Daniecki doesn't get his biggest adrenaline rush on the wrestling mat or the lacrosse field.
That feeling, Daniecki says, is reserved for whenever he steps into a cage as a mixed martial arts fighter.
The 36-year-old from Baltimore always savored the hard hits that came with wrestling takedowns or protecting his turf as a defender in lacrosse. His mentality, in any sport or venue, has always been to use his 6-foot, 195-pound frame to leave a mark on his opponent.
But ever since he picked up MMA five years ago at Ground Control Academy in Baltimore, Daniecki has found his ultimate satisfaction.
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