^^^^^
I didn't think the scene was the best. However, you need to have Obi Wan defeat Anakin to make the lightsabre battle in ANH meaningful. It has to be a rematch that Vader has been waiting for and one that Obi Wan throws.
As for why Anakin loses, it wasn't due to a skill mismatch. Anakin's thoughts were clouded and Obi Wan had taught Anakin, so Obi Wan knew all of Anakin's weaknesses. Something that Anakin would have recognized, if he hadn't been blinded by rage.
If anything the Dooku fight was unneeded, and was just a set up to have Yoda fight for fan-service reasons and to appease the post-PM rage.
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