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STRIKEFORCE at Toyota Center on Saturday, Aug. 21      World Light Heavyweight (205 pounds) Champion "King" Mo Lawal will make the first defense of his belt against devastating striker Rafael "Feijao'' Cavalcante in the main event.          The undefeated Lawal is a two-time NCAA Division I All-American and Big 12 wrestling champion for Oklahoma State University, while Cavalcante is a winner in five of his last six and coming off a devastating first-round KO win.        The co-main event will feature Ronaldo "Jacare" Souza and Tim Kennedy in a battle for the vacant STRIKEFORCE Middleweight (185 pounds) Title. Souza) is a world-class submission specialist and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt and Kennedy is a United States Army Special Forces sniper with the 19th Special Forces outfit based in San Antonio. Extensive coverage of Kennedy's grueling training regimen is featured in the August issue of Muscle & Fitness, currently on newsstands.                                                                                    Tim Kennedy Undefeated heavyweight rising star Bobby Lashley will return to the cage against an opponent to be announced. Lashley competed in both the WWE Raw and SmackDown! shows in '05 and '06.                                                                                        Bobby Lashley      Also on the televised portion of the card, former world champ KJ Noons will face Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu blackbelt Jorge Gurgel in a lightweight (155 pounds) featured bout. Noons, who is also a professional boxer, has reeled off five consecutive victories.                                                                                        ..      ..

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