diff --git a/boss/fight.cpp b/boss/fight.cpp
index 8110b5d..786adc8 100644
--- a/boss/fight.cpp
+++ b/boss/fight.cpp
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 #include "boss/system.hpp"
 #include "animation.hpp"
 #include "game_level.hpp"
+#include <iostream>
 
 namespace boss {
   Fight::Fight(shared_ptr<World> world, Entity boss_id, Entity player_id) :
@@ -99,6 +100,40 @@ namespace boss {
     }
   }
 
+  void Fight::next_combat_dumb_name() {
+    if(auto action = $battle.next()) {
+      System::combat(*action, $world, $boss_id, 0);
+    } else if(player_dead()) {
+      state(State::END);
+    } else {
+      $ui.status(L"PLAYER REQUESTS");
+      $battle.ap_refresh();
+      $battle.clear_requests();
+      state(State::PLAYER_REQUESTS);
+    }
+  }
+
+  void Fight::do_combat(std::any data) {
+    if(data.type() != typeid(Events::Combat)) {
+      std::cout << "!!!!!! INVALID thing do_combat received: {}" << data.type().name() << std::endl;
+      return;
+    }
+
+    auto result = std::any_cast<Events::Combat>(data);
+
+    if(result.enemy_did > 0) {
+      // make boss move
+      fmt::println("!!!! BOSS MOVE!");
+    }
+
+    if(result.player_did > 0) {
+      // make player move
+      fmt::println("!!!! PLAYER MOVE!");
+
+    }
+
+  }
+
   void Fight::EXEC_PLAN(gui::Event ev, std::any data) {
     using enum gui::Event;
 
@@ -107,26 +142,13 @@ namespace boss {
       case BOSS_START:
         state(State::END);
         break;
-      case TICK:
+      case START_COMBAT:
+        next_combat_dumb_name();
+        break;
       case COMBAT:
-        if(auto action = $battle.next()) {
-          fmt::println("COMBAT!");
-          System::combat(*action, $world, $boss_id, 0);
-          run_systems();
-        } else {
-          fmt::println("NO MORE BATTLE ACTIONS!");
-        }
-
-        if(player_dead()) {
-          $ui.status(L"YOU DIED");
-          state(State::END);
-        } else {
-          $ui.status(L"PLAYER REQUESTS");
-          $battle.ap_refresh();
-          $battle.clear_requests();
-          state(State::PLAYER_REQUESTS);
-        }
-        break; // ignore tick
+        do_combat(data);
+        next_combat_dumb_name();
+        break;
       default:
         break;
     }
@@ -199,11 +221,11 @@ namespace boss {
           event(gui::Event::ATTACK, data);
           break;
         case Events::GUI::COMBAT_START:
-          fmt::println("sending combat start");
+          fmt::println("sending combat start {}", data.type().name());
           event(gui::Event::START_COMBAT, data);
           break;
         case Events::GUI::COMBAT:
-          fmt::println("sending combat");
+          fmt::println("sending combat {}", data.type().name());
           event(gui::Event::COMBAT, data);
           break;
         default:
diff --git a/boss/fight.hpp b/boss/fight.hpp
index 0785c55..fa493ba 100644
--- a/boss/fight.hpp
+++ b/boss/fight.hpp
@@ -46,5 +46,8 @@ namespace boss {
     void run_systems();
     bool player_dead();
     void init_fight();
+
+    void do_combat(std::any data);
+    void next_combat_dumb_name();
   };
 }
diff --git a/boss/ui.cpp b/boss/ui.cpp
index e75e9e8..f8b860f 100644
--- a/boss/ui.cpp
+++ b/boss/ui.cpp
@@ -68,23 +68,6 @@ namespace boss {
           boss_combat.hp, boss_combat.max_hp,
           boss_combat.ap, boss_combat.max_ap);
 
-    if($world->has_event<Events::GUI>()) {
-      auto [evt, entity, data] = $world->recv<Events::GUI>();
-      auto result = std::any_cast<Events::Combat>(data);
-
-      if(result.player_did > 0) {
-        status += L"\nYOU HIT!";
-      } else {
-        status += L"\nYOU MISSED!";
-      }
-
-      if(result.enemy_did > 0) {
-        status += L"\nBOSS HIT!";
-      } else {
-        status += L"\nBOSS MISSED!";
-      }
-    }
-
     $actions.show_text("stats", status);
   }