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Stephen “The Fight Professor” Quadros (born November 9, 1952, Santa Cruz, California, United States), is an American martial artist and broadcaster, specializing in play-by-play, color commentary and interviews for the combat sports genre on cable, pay-per-view and DVD. His resume encompasses over 100 international mixed martial arts events since 1997. A long time martial arts practitioner and devotee, Quadros was the original host and play-by-play commentator for the PRIDE Fighting Championships alongside Bas Rutten (iN Demand PPV, Fox Sports Net, DVD, Japan) and has done play-by-play and color commentary for events such as the International Fight League (Fox Sports Net, USA), Cage Rage (SKY Sports, DVD, England), Hardcore Championship Fighting (BELL ExpressVU, DVD, Canada), World Extreme Cagefighting (HDNet, DVD, USA), K-1 World Grand Prix 2000 (ESPN, DVD, Japan), Rumble on the Rock (iN Demand PPV, USA), Too Hot To Handle (DVD, Netherlands), Kuwait Shidokan Jitsu Warriors War 1 (DVD, Kuwait), APEX Championship Fighting (TSN, DVD, Canada) and King of the Cage (DVD, USA). From 2007 to 2011, Stephen worked for Showtime Sports (premium cable, USA) where he called the action for (Strikeforce, Strikeforce Challengers, as well as ShoXC and EliteXC. Quadros has been reunited with his PRIDE broadcasting partner Bas Rutten as part of the upcoming UFC Undisputed 3 video game (PS3, Xbox 360). When the game is played in "PRIDE Mode", Quadros and Rutten will provide the commentary duties. Additionally Quadros was the host, along with San Diego sports radio personality Jeff Dotseth, of (Clinch Gear Radio ), a mixed martial arts (MMA) related program, that was broadcast weekly on Sirius XM (2010–2012). Clinch Gear Radio was also the voice of mixed martial arts for AFN, American Forces Network. He was also the host for the 2005 and 2006 Black Belt Hall of Fame Awards at Universal Studios. Quadros served as an analyst/color commentator and interviewer on CBS Sports Network for (GLORY World Series ) (2012-2013), working alongside his Showtime cohort Mauro Ranallo. GLORY showcases the talents of the world's greatest kickboxers, such as four time K-1 World Grand Prix champion Semmy Schilt, three time K-1 World Grand Prix champion Peter Aerts, three time K-1 World Grand Prix champion Remy Bonjasky and two time K-1 World MAX champion Giorgio Petrosyan. Stephen also called the action on (ShinZo: Fight Sport ) in Guatemala City, Guatemala with UFC Hall of Famer Stephan Bonnar. On Friday, August 1, 2014 Mr. Quadros was inducted into the (Masters Hall of Fame ) for "Outstanding Contributions To The Martial Arts." The award ceremony was held in conjunction with the 50th anniversary the Long Beach International Karate Championships, Ed Parker's legendary tournament that perviously showcased Bruce Lee, Chuck Norris, Joe Lewis, Mike Stone, Benny Urquidez, Bill Wallace and many more. Quadros is back commentating for Glory Kickboxing with Mauro Ranallo, most recently for Glory 23 in Las Vegas on August 8th, 2015. After working practically non-stop for 15 years as a broadcaster/fight commentator, Quadros is very enthusiastic about resuming his acting career in Southern California, where he currently studies at the Anthony Meindl Actor Workshop. Stephen previously studied acting with Stella Adler, Milton Justice, Mark Haining (of Peggy Feury's "Loft" studio), Arthur Mendoza, Scott Bernstein's Comedy Plus and Michelle Danner (Larry Moss Studio). == Music == Quadros was the drummer for (SNOW ) (1978–1981), a heavy metal band that included Quiet Riot guitarist Carlos Cavazo. SNOW opened for Iron Butterfly, Quiet Riot and Johnny Winter and headlined musical venues such as The Troubadour, The Starwood, Whisky A Go-Go, Pasadena Civic Auditorium and Santa Monica Civic Auditorium. The group independently released its only record in 1980, which included popular SNOW songs "Crack The Whip" and "No Way To Treat A Lady", and received airplay on Southern California radio stations KROQ and KLOS. Upon the departure of drummer Peter Criss, Gene Simmons spotted Quadros, while he was still a member of SNOW, in "Carmine Appice's 1st Annual Drum-off" video and invited him to audition for KISS, though Quadros would not land the position. Stephen also drummed for Los Angeles-based rock bands Orange (1976–1977) and Dangerface (1982–1983). In 2004, Quadros appeared as a founding member of Sacred Cowboys, performing with the group at Los Angeles-area clubs such as the Knitting Factory, House of Blues (Hollywood) and the Cat Club. Fronted by W. Earl Brown of the HBO series “Deadwood,” Sacred Cowboys’ single, Gear Grinding Daddy, is featured on the soundtrack of "Dunsmore," an independent film in which Brown starred. Quadros is also a member of 7th Sun, along with JT Curtis (lead guitar, vocals), Adam Kury (bass, vocals) and Mike Russeck (keyboards, vocals), who released their debut album "From The Beginning" in 2008 (iTunes, Amazon, Rhapsody). Quadros, Curtis and Kury also compose the trio that is Whipped Cream, a Los Angeles-based Cream tribute band. Currently Mr. Quadros and the Cavazo brothers, Carlos and Tony, have reformed SNOW, along with vocalist Andrew Freeman. The group played its first live gig in over three decades at The Key Club on the Sunset Strip on December 10, 2011 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Stephen Quadros」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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