Tough Guy Liddell No Longer 'Dancing'

By PopEater / Wire Services Posted Oct 14th 2009 06:34AM

It was a good run while it was there, but former Ultimate Fighting champ Chuck Liddell has been given the boot from 'Dancing With the Stars.' The heavy-handed 39-year-old mixed martial artist says he "made a shot at it," but that wasn't good enough for the judges.

Liddell and his professional partner, Anna Trebunskaya, earned praise from the judges for their entertaining country two-step Monday, but the pair collected just 17 points out of 30 for the performance.

"You not so much danced but raided the two-step," judge Bruno Tonioli said. "You bring carnage and mayhem to everything you do."

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This Season on 'Dancing'

Eliminated: Dancer: Chuck Lidell
You know him from ... The UFC
Partner: Anna Trebunskaya
You know her from ...Season 2 partnering with football star Jerry Rice.

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Dancing With The Stars' Cast

Eliminated: Dancer: Chuck Lidell
You know him from ... The UFC
Partner: Anna Trebunskaya
You know her from ...Season 2 partnering with football star Jerry Rice.

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Dancer: Donny Osmond
You know him from ... The Osmond family
Partner: Kym Johnson
You know her as ... The Season 4 runner-up with Joey Fatone.

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Dancer: Tom Delay
You know him as ... A former U.S. congressman who violated campaign finance laws
Partner: Cheryl Burke
You know her as ... the first two-time champ on the show with Drew Lachey and Emmitt Smith.

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Dancer: Mark Dacascos
You know him from ... 'Iron Chef America'
Partner: Lacey Schwimmer
You know her as ...Lance Bass' partner. The two finished in 3rd place during the 7th season.

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Dancer: Kelly Osbourne
You know her from ... 'The Osbournes'
Partner: Louis Van Amstel
You know him as ... The professional dancer with Priscilla Presley during Season 6.

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Dancer: Ashley Hamilton
You know him as .... The son of George Hamilton and ex-husband of Shannon Doherty
Partner: Edyta Sliwinska
You know her as .... The profession dancer alongside contestants Joey Lawrence and Evander Holyfield.

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Dancer: Kathy Ireland
You know her from ... Her modeling career, 'Naked Gun'
Partner: Tony Dovolani
You know him from ... Season 8, as he partnered up with 'The Bachelor' star Melissa Rycroft.

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Dancer: Macy Gray
You know her from ... Her albums
Partner: Jonathan Roberts
You know him as...The first eliminated with Monica Seles and Belinda Carlisle.

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Dancer: Aaron Carter
You know him from ... His solo career and being in the middle of Hilary Duff and Lindsay Lohan
Partner: Karina Smirnoff
You know her as ...The dancer with Mario Lopez, Bill Ray Cyrus and Apple Inc. co-founder Steve Wozniak.

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Dancer: Natalie Coughlin
You know her from ... The Olympic pool
Partner: Alec Mazo
You know him from ... The Season 1 winner with partner, Kelly Monaco.

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Head judge Len Goodman cited the "novelty value" of the mixed martial artist donning dance shoes, "but your quality of dancing isn't there."

Though the couple never topped a score of 19, Trebunskaya said Liddell made her proud each week.

"You are my bear and you are my hippo," she said. "I loved working with you."

Viewer votes are combined with judges' scores to determine which contestant is eliminated each week.

Shakira also appeared on Tuesday's show, performing her hit "Hips Don't Lie" and her new single, "Did It Again."

Ten celebrity contestants remain on the ABC dance-off. Each is set to perform two dances on Monday.

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