How to get only field value in View template
You must specify which one of Views template files you are working on, If it is views-view-fields.tpl.php then $fields variable is availabe but if it is not views-view-fields.tpl.php then $view object is available. use kpr($variable) to get the $variable available properties. 

You can also use hook_preprocess_views_view_fields(&amp;$var) to set the values of fields in $var array then retrieve them in fields template file



UPDATE:

First define the following function in your template.php file

    function THEME_preprocess_views_view_fields(&amp;$variables)
    {
        $view = $variables['view'];
        if($view-&gt;name == "THE_VIEW_NAME")
        {
              $variables['my_field'] =strip_tags( $variables['fields']['field_myfield']-&gt;content);
              $variables['title'] =strip_tags( $variables['fields']['title']-&gt;content);
              $variables['theme_hook_suggestions'][]='views_view_fields__SOMETHING'; 
         }
     }


By this function the $my_field and $title variables are available in the views-view-fields--SOMETHING.tpl.php file. You have to create views-view-fields--SOMETHING.tpl.php file in your theme directory and use above variables in it. views-view-fields--SOMETHING.tpl.php file is created to theme every output (record or row of columns) of your View. Make sure you are using - instead of _ when creating views-view-fields--SOMETHING.tpl.php file.

$view variable is a variable that contains every detail of the current View. you can use kpr($view) to see its results.