User blog comment:Miskos3/Fairy Tail Episode 173: Battle of Dragon Slayers, Review/@comment-121.54.8.130-20130317052042/@comment-49.176.1.6-20130317112944

They probably elaborated the fight because it involves Kagura; one of the important character in this arc.

and having a draw would make people wonder how can Yuka and Lyon not be defeated...