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Ralph Macchio: 'Bruno loves to hear himself talk,' leaves Dancing with the Stars

By April MacIntyre May 18, 2011, 18:43 GMT

03/02/2011 - Ralph Macchio - "Take Me Home Tonight" Los Angeles Premiere - Arrivals - LA Live Stadium - Los Angeles, CA, USA © David Gabber / PR Photos

Actor Ralph Macchio waxed off on ABC's "Dancing with the Stars."

The Karate Kid earned some odd remarks for his last dance from Bruno Tonioili that had Karina Smirnoff giving the expressive Italian judge a bit of the what for when the couple were standing with host Tom Bergeron Monday night.

Bruno was unusually to the point, even for his standards, saying to Ralph, "You definitely went for a badass salsa.. are you wearing extra large diapers?" He added,  "Your legs were too far apart, about a mile apart while you were dancing...and you were too rough with your pussy!"

Trying to lessen the shock of his remarks, Tonioli added, "A pussycat, what is she? You have to be a little bit smoother."

Macchio, 49, went on "Good Morning America" and thanked the audience. "The fans were awesome and I loved it."

Macchio said. "But we still deserved to be in the finals."

Macchio's painful knee cyst hamstrung his last few dances, as he was in visible pain.

This week's semi-finals featured three dances, the Argentinean tango, the salsa and the "Winner Takes All" cha-cha.

Macchio and Smirnoff earned 48 out of 60 points from the first two dances, putting the couple solidly in last place.

Macchio said, "Bruno loves to hear himself talk. When the criticism was constructive, I embraced it. But I wanted to hear more recognition for what we were doing, for our choreography."

DWTS now has three couples left: Chelsea Kane and Mark Ballas, Hines Ward and Kym Johnson and Kirstie Alley and Maksim Chmerkovskiy.

Ralph and Karina picked Hines as the favorite to win: "I think he is definitely the favorite for the judges," Smirnoff said.