Belingon banked on lightning-fast kicks and quick hands to force the former Shooto champion on his heels for most part of their 3-round fight.
The judges awarded the Filipino with a unanimous decision win.
His victory was the shining light for Team Lakay, which sustained two defeats in fighters Honorio Banario and Eduard Folayang.
Banario was forced to tap out when he was caught with a rear-naked choke by undefeated Brazilian Herbert Burns. Folayang, meanwhile, got knocked out when he engagged in a slugfest with heavy handed Russian Timofey Nastyukhin.
After spending most of the first round feeling out his opponent, Belingon connected with a shot to the head that sent Okazaki reeling in the cage. They eventually landed on the ground where the Filipino pummeled the Japanese with hammer fists.
Belingon pressed the action in the second stanza and forced Okazaki to engage. While the Japanese was having some success connecting his overhand rights, Belingon fired back with legs kicks and fists that resulted in 2 knockdowns.
The Silencer once again forced Okazaki's back to the ground in the final round when he landed serious blows and several soccer kicks.
The Japanese nearly caught him with a choke while on the mat but Belingon outmaneuvered Okazaki and was able to get a partial mount. From there, he fed Okazaki with fists and elbows until the final bell.
It was a fitting rebound for Belingon, who lost to Dae Hwan Kim prior this fight.
In his 146-pound catchweight bout, former featherweight champion Banario had a difficult battle against undefeated Burns. Banario made the mistake of going for a takedown against Burns, who is a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu expert. Immediately, the Brazilian went for the Filipino's back for a rear naked choke.
"The Rock" valiantly tried to fight his way out of the choke, but Burns was able to get his arm deep into Banario's neck to force the Filipino to tap out, 1:01 minute left in the 1st round.
It was Banario's fourth-straight defeat since losing the featherweight title to Koji Oishi in 2013.
Folayang, meanwhile, opened his fight by connecting a looping left to the face, but Nastyukhin showed that he could give as he could take. Seconds later, they were throwing haymakers at each other.
Nastyukhin, however, was connecting more. He later sprang with a flying knee that hit Folayang's chin. The Filipino went down and was hit with a soccer kick to the side of the head.
The referee saw enough and immediately stopped the bout.
source: www.abs-cbnnews.com
