American Nate Adams scored his 18th career Red Bull X-Fighters victory in front of 35,000 spectators in the City Stadium in Poznan, Poland, over the weekend.

The American didn’t give his title rival, Dany Torres of Spain, any chance in the final. Eigo Sato of Japan got third place.

Adams had to deal with some jittery moments in the final with the ramps.

“The bike was under-rotating on the long jump and I came down on the front wheel. But I’m really happy to beat Dany,” he said.

The decision ended up looking lopsided with Adams winning four of the five categories. Torres said he will keep fighting for the title.

“I wasn’t 100 percent fit so I’m happy to get second place,” Torres said. “I’m going to train hard for the next six weeks and fight back in Australia.”

Adams picked up his third victory of the season and with 365 points has a 40-point lead over Torres, who sits on 325 points.

Australian X Games gold medalist Jackson Strong finished 11th overall in the event.

The competition in Poland was quite literally a knock-out event. Andre Villa of Norway came to Poznan leading in the title race but crashed while doing a backflip in Qualifying and ended up with a broken femur.

Switzerland’s Mat Rebeaud was hoping to launch his comeback in Poznan but arrived in Poland on crutches and had to ditch his return plans.

The three Australians Robbie Maddison, Blake Williams and Josh Sheehan were also knocked out by injuries in the run-up to Poznan.

The decisive battle will take place in the season finale on 17 September when Australia hosts the Red Bull X-Fighters for the first time in Sydney.