"The Ultimate Fighter" too often showcases buffoons and rewards outlandish behavior. Unless a fighter can make a deep run, the truly good characters never get much face time. Spike got it right tonight during Episode 8 of TUF 10. It's tough to dislike Marcus "The Darkness" Jones. Let's scratch "The Darkness," "Big Baby" is where it's at. At 6-foot-6, 262 pounds, Jones may be the most imposing looking guy in ten seasons to step into the TUF house. On the flip side, he might the nicest. 

His NFL to MMA story is awesome. Just like most NFL first round flameouts, the 22nd pick in the 1996 draft, admits that he just didn't have the passion for the game. He was never a "student of the game" like Tampa Bay Buccaneer teammates Derrick Brooks or John Lynch. It's clear from TUF 10 that he's found his new passion.

Jones must be a quick learner to exhibit the kind of jiu-jitsu he pulled off against Mike Wessel in the final first round fight of TUF 10. Wessel, who was ridiculously compared to Mike Tyson earlier in the episode by Rashad Evans and Kimbo Slice because he's a shorter heavyweight at just 6-feet tall, came out swinging. Jones calmly withstood the wild onslaught putting his hands up and out to protect himself. When Wessel tried to clinch and go for a trip takedown, Big Baby used good technique and some muscle to throw the smaller man down and gain top control. He immediately went for a kimura. Wessel escaped but got caught as Jones took his back. Jones was a little sloppy in allowing Wessel to spin out of that position, but out of nowhere, Jones showed the moxy of a 10-year veteran by slapping on a vicious armbar. Wessel yelped in pain and verbally tapped. All that in 49 seconds giving Team Rampage its first and only win. 

"It's like crack. Man it's like [expletive] crack. I'm just saying if I ever took it,"  Jones jokingly said of the rush he was feeling.

Jones' not so youthful postfight exuberance was hilarious.

"It doesn't feel like it's real right now. I want to sit down, I want to stand up at the same time. I want to talk. I want to shut up. Other than the birth of my kids, it doesn't get any better than this. Everybody's gonna see this! Everybody's gonna see this, man! Oh sorry. This is awesome." 

Rashad Evans says Big Baby is no joke. UFC president Dana White appeared to be in awe of Jones. He also looked like he was ready to lose his lunch. White thought Wessel suffered a broken arm, saying the limb looked defomed. Turns out the former strength coach for the University of Arkansas football team was fine. 

Poor Wessel. Outside the training center, he weeped at the end of the fight. The story of his wife suffering from cancer back at home was told earlier in the episode. It doesn't seem fair that the guy has to stay around for four more weeks away from his wife especially if he has little shot at being a fill-in fighter.

The show doesn't focus too much on the grieving Wessell during the postfight but it definitely milked the 0-1 door from Episode 7 at the beginning. After Scott Junk, lost to drop Team Rampage to 0-7, Jackson goes nuts on the gym door. Evans seemed really hurt that the door was destroyed saying, "there's no need to tear down a door, fool!" White was embarrassed now that the nation knows the Training Center has cheap doors and Jackson goes as far as apologizing to the door.