BWW Recap: THE VOICE, Final Night of Knockouts to Pick Who Goes to Live Rounds

Knockout Rounds ended quickly this week, and last night was the last night before what everyone's been waiting for: the Live Rounds. The Live Rounds are when the competition between the contestants and the coaches heat up, and we get to see the best of the best. First, though, we have one more night of knockouts. Let's get to recapping.

The first pairing of the night was Preston Pohl and Lina Gaudenzi from Team Adam. Preston chose to sing No Woman, No Cry by Bob Marley, and I'd Rather Go Blind by Etta James. Both CeeLo and Blake praisEd Preston, Blake picking him as the winner of this battle. Christina chose Lina as the winner. In the end, Adam stuck with Preston, though he admitted Lina had improved greatly over the competiton. In the end, Preston won the battle, unfortunately sending Lina home.

The next pairing of the night was a Team Blake pairing: E.G. Daily and Ray Boudreaux. E.G. Daily chose to sing "I Can't Make You Love Me" by Bonnie Raitt, and Ray chose "Hard to Handle" by Ottis Redding. All of the judges praisEd Ray's rasp and soul in his voice, however for Blake, it was a tough decision. He finally had to get technical with the performance, allowing Ray to go forward onto the Live Rounds.

Team Xtina went next, with Anthony Paul against Jacquie Lee. Anthony sang "The Other Side" by Jason Derulo, while Jaquie chose "Stompa" by Serena Ryder. All of the judges agreed that Anthony's performance was not his best, and Jacquie impressed the judges, including Christina, going so far as to say Jacquie reminded Christina of herself, and chose her to go to the Live Rounds.

Team CeeLo's up with Stephanie Anne Johnson and Tamara Chauniece. Stephanie brought out the guitar for her performance of "Don't Know Why" by Norah Jones, while Tamara went big with "No One" by Alicia Keys. Blake and Adam praised Tamara, while Christina said she felt Stephanie's choice was beautiful. In the end, CeeLo chose Tamara. However, the road did not end for Stephanie there, stolen by Christina, putting her back on her original team for the Live Rounds.

Team Adam's turn again -- this time pinning James Wolpert against Juhi. James sang "More Than A Feeling" by Boston, while Juhi sang "I Heard it Through the Grapevine" by Marvin Gaye. Christina couldn't pick, saying they both had their "moments", while CeeLo chose Juhi, saying she was more consistent. In the end, Adam went with his own heart and picked James, knowing from personal experience that even though a song isn't performed your best doesn't mean you can't come back, I guess we'll see in the Live Rounds.

In Team Blake's last knockout round, he paired Austin Jenckles with Brandon Chase. Austin sang "I'll Be" by Edwin McCain, and Brandon sang "Even If It Breaks Your Heart" by the Eli Young Band. Christina pickEd Brandon while Adam said they both should go on, leaving Blake to his decision. Blake heard issues with both, and picked Austin to go on.

In Team CeeLo's last knockout round, he paired Caroline Pennell with George Horga Jr. Caroline sang "The Way I Am" by Ingrid Michaelson and George sang Ne-Yo's "Because of You". Both Blake and Christina raved about Caroline, giving CeeLo an easy pick to go on, choosing Caroline Pennell go on.

In Team Xtina's last round, and the final round of the season, Christina put Will Champlin against Matthew Schuler. Matthew sang Florence and the Machine's "Cosmic Love" while Will sang "When I Was Your Man" by Bruno Mars. All of the judges praised both performances, and when Christina chose Matthew to go onto the Live Rounds, Adam stole Will, putting him back on his original team.

And that finished the Knockouts! Next week begin the live rounds! Here are the current teams:

Team Adam: Will Champlain, James Wolpert, Tessanne Chin, Preston Pohl, and Grey

Team Blake: Cole Vosbury, Nic Hawk, Shelbie Z, Austin Jenckles, and Ray Boudreaux

Team Xtina: Stephanie Anne Johnson, Josh Logan, Matthew Schuler, Jacquie Lee, and Olivia Henken

Team CeeLo: Amber Nicole, Tamara Chauniece, Kat Robichaud, Caroline Pennell, and Jonny Gray

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