Complex sentence: This, however, eventually put him into a direct conflict with Ranma and his friends and, after a brief fight, Taro kidnapped Akane in order to lure Happosai to his lair.
Split into simpler sentences: This, however, eventually put him into a direct conflict with Ranma and his friends. After a brief fight, Taro kidnapped Akane in order to lure Happosai to his lair.