The Blob can consume material organic and inorganic alike.  But after feeding, does it produce waste?  I'd have to imagine yes; no known organism feeds without producing waste, which means its digestive track doesn't break its prey down on a molecular level.

The Thing, as a species, is molecular in size.  The proof being that it duplicates its prey perfectly on a molecular level.  Every atom of a Thing is alive and programmed to survive, adapt and duplicate.  Say a Thing replicated a dog, and the Blob at that dog; it couldn't digest it down to the last atom, which means the Thing would still exist inside it.  The thing could then adapt, overcome and duplicate the Blob itself.

My take: the Thing wins.

The results:

The Thing-
5 poll votes total (4, subtracting the 1 from Lon)
3 explanations
3 x 5 for vote & explanation = 15
1 x 1 for poll vote = 1
Total Score = 16

The Blob-
4 poll votes, all with explanations
4 X 5 = 20
Total Score = 20

WINNER-  The Blob

I will be posting Month 1's Final Round shortly.

And as a bonus, Lon also has an Exhibition Match, which will also be posted shortly.

I would suggest anyone interested votes, as this round's results impacts the next round directly.  It'll be fun.  Trust me.

^ Ahhh...so true. If i were to do it? I would first ask to have it proofed/edited by a more seasoned writer, before being submitted.

*hint, hint*

Glad to do it.  I've done it for a couple of guys here and on a few other sites.

Well...I'm sure someone with experience would be happy to look over anything you've written.  Still, continue to write up one (or more) of these battles, you arguments are looking good.

*hint, hint*

^ Damn that's a nice compliment. Not sure I could handle that? Due to the lack of confidence I have with my writing skills.

Just write.  That's what all the authors here have told me.  You know, that whole 'practice makes perfect' thing? 

would be pretty cool if underdog or someone wrote up a final battle after the results are final. Would be like the show deadliest worrior.

Come back in about 5 months or so, Lon still has about 80 characters to go through.  The dude is insane.

Underdog wrote:

I'm not as skilled at writing like some of you here. So I appreciate any/all tips. I've really enjoyed letting loose on these vs battles.

I've enjoyed reading about your battles, and you got some talent. 

Thank you Ghost, I appreciate that!!

Told you guys this would be a good one.

azathoth wrote:

For the record, I voted in the poll for The Thing (hey, I'm the one typing this).  If you remember, you can add 1 poll vote for the Blob from Vampy.

Did Vampy's vote get counted?  We have four votes for Blob, but only 3 show.  Or, is that added at the end with a no show type vote?

She just voted in the poll, but for some reason HM wouldn't let her type a response here.  Kept asking the spam bot questions.  ?

But the poll is now correct.

For the record, I voted in the poll for The Thing (hey, I'm the one typing this).  If you remember, you can add 1 poll vote for the Blob from Vampy.

Did Vampy's vote get counted?  We have four votes for Blob, but only 3 show.  Or, is that added at the end with a no show type vote?