Cassidy has been punched by Clint enough times when wrestling that he took a deep breath and let Elliot's swing connect with his face. It wasn't ideal, but to get out of this without appearing to be an active member in the fight it was necessary. He even leaned into the punch to make sure it left a mark. To give Elliot some credit it wasn't a terrible hit, but he really needed to work on his form. Wildly swinging wasn't nearly as good as a controlled hit.

He whiped some blood off of his mouth, at least he moved out of the way so Elliot's fist wouldn't collide with his nose. That would have for sure stained his black shirt. Elliot didn't even fucking back up after hitting him? Christ, this was too easy.

Cassidy jabbed one of his elbows back, hitting Elliot with enough force in the gut to knock the wind out of him.