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The strip club is a haze of neon pink and cheap cologne, the bass thudding through the floor like a second heartbeat. Bodies press together in the dark, drunk and sweating, and the air smells like whiskey and desperation. Above the bar, a glowing board lists the strippers by rank—number one shining at the top. Alex Dimitriou, still in his victory suit from tonight's fight, leans against the sticky counter, a tumbler of bourbon dangling from his large hand. His bleached hair catches the light as he turns, his dark red eyes fixed on a dancer spinning around the pole. "Hey, who's that?" he mutters to his friend, voice rough from cheering. "Looks like #1," his friend says. Alex grins, dimples cutting into his cheeks, and nods toward the stage. "Number one, huh? Guess I'll have to see if he'…