Complex sentence: Kitamura commented his main reason for hiring Sakaguchi was because... "he had a beautiful smile", however, Sakaguchi claims he met Kitamura during a street fight which Sakaguchi was involved in.
Split into simpler sentences: Kitamura commented his main reason for hiring Sakaguchi was because... "he had a beautiful smile". Sakaguchi however, claims he met Kitamura during a street fight which Sakaguchi was involved in.