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‘Furious 7’ Star Jason Statham Praises Dwayne Johnson's Fake Fighting Skill

| Apr 03, 2015 08:27 AM EDT

Jason Statham, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley

Jason Statham has nothing but praises for his "Furious 7" co-star Dwayne Johnson also known as WWE fighter The Rock, especially his fake fighting skill.

In a recent interview with Hit Fix, Statham described Johnson as a "260 pound man who moves like a middleweight" and "the ultimate pro" who could "take your head off if he connected." 

For Statham, Johnson is fun to work with and his fake fight skill is extraordinary. He said, "The fact that we're not connecting means we can film another scene later on in the day."

 "As soon as you start, he is right in there, throwing punches, and he'll work on it until it's right," Statham said about shooting fighting scenes with Johnson on "Furious 7."

According to Statham, Johnson would say, "No, no, no, that's not going to work. Maybe I come in with this; I come back; smash boom" and it is over.

"This is his domain," Statham said of Johnson. "He's done, you know, we call it fake fighting because we're not really hitting each other. He's been doing that his whole career. It's like no one knows better than Dwayne how to sell something."

Meanwhile, Statham and her supermodel girlfriend Rosie Huntington-Whiteley recently bought a five-bedroom mansion in Beverly Hills worth less than $13 million, which they split in half, according to TMZ.

The 7,000-plus-square-foot mansion also has eight bathrooms, a waterfall pool and an eight-car garage. It also features secluded garden areas, scenic views and wooden accents. 

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