Having an issue with Digimon World 1 - Green Gym Training/Battle Results

[mynameiskog]

I can't quick cancel the stat gain results. It's like a sort of "freezing" on my inputs (the buttons work normally in the game outside of this interaction.) I was gonna pick up trying to speedrun this game, but this bug seems to be getting in my way. the game works fine otherwise.

using:

epsxe 1.9

digimon world disc image file 372 kb (there is also a CCD file and a SUB file alongside it but I'm a huge idiot and have no idea what they do)

motioninjoy gamepad tool

ps3 controller connected to my computer via USB cord (the one that comes with it; works with my ps3 fine.)

plugins:
http://puu.sh/o55oP/19c06e79d9.png
http://puu.sh/o55rn/946299732a.png
http://puu.sh/o55s4/c3fa91be98.png

MotioninJoy setup:
http://puu.sh/o55yb/cb8db1cf1a.png

I don't remember this happening before when I played the game but I don't remember between now and 2014 (when I last played) if I switched versions of epsxe or somethin', but I think it may be with the file itself, but if not, then it might be the emulator.

edit: pressing the keys on my keyboard as well during the training does nothing either.