Other mistake: During the second day of fighting, fights are shot out of order. For example, When Chong Li and Suan Paredes fight, the (fighters) benches are nearly empty (the one on the right is empty aside from Chong Li's assistant), but in several fights following, they are more than half full. In fact, Paredes can be seen sitting on his bench in shots after Chong Li snaps his leg in half.
Other mistake: When Ray and Frank are playing "Karate Champ", they're suppose to be playing against each other. But the screen shows the game is set for 1-player mode, otherwise it would have both "1 up" and "2 up."
Answer: In the Kumite contact with the referee is apparently not illegal.
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