(3) Ivan vs. (6) John

The next first round match in the Congressional region is between three seed Ivan and six seed John. Ivan, who is a member of the A-Team, is one of the major villians in CTO. He reveals early on in CTO that despite claims by Fellurx and the Assassin, Haxll is in a way alive. Ivan, who is an excellent fighter because he pushes his opponents to near-death situations, sounds like he is in his thirties, but he is probably over a hundred years old. He is able to sustain youth by collecting other people's organs and replacing them with his own. David said in F+I that Ivan probably carried around five hearts and hid his own somewhere. Lastly it was revealed that Ivan got chopped up into pieces before F+I, so when he was put back together a giant scopion-like tail was attached to him. John, the former TBLL head, is a master of interrogation. Dan calls him a sadist because he can torture you without causing any physical damage. He appears to be close to Steve and will play a very large role at the end of this book which is why he shouldn't win this matchup. If I had to choose, it would be Ivan.