Round 1
They touch gloves and Neer edges towards Tibau. Tibau Slams Neer to the ground but Neer begins scrambling for a sumbission. They both get back up and Neer stalks Tibau on the feet. Tibau gets another huge slam takedown, but Neer retains butterfly guard. Tibau stands over Neer who is going for an upkick. Tibau falls back into Neer's guard, stands up, and Neer stands. Tibau fakes some level changes, and Neer appears to be readying a knee should it happen. Neer drops his mouthpiece, but the ref steps in to get it back for him. They stand, Tibau gets another takedown which Neer is able to roll and throw him off. They return to the feet. Both seem to be nullifying each other's gameplan, though Tibau is landing the takedowns at will. Neer lands a front kick. Neer is stalking Tibau on the feet. Tibau takes Neer down again and tries to pass; Neer retains butterfly guard and is holding Tibau up off of him. They stand but Tibau grabs a guillotine; he loses it and they stand again. They exchange strikes as the round closes, tough to call, Probably 10-9 Tibau because of the slams. Between rounds, Neer appears visibly bothered by his right shin.
Round 2 - Tibau quickly takes Neer down again and stands over him, with Neer going for upkicks. Neer gets back up and they clinch against the cage, they break with Neer striking Tibau against the cage. Tibau takes Neer down again and once again stands over him. Neer again returns to his feet. Tibau lands some strikes but eats a leg kick. Again, Tibau takes Neer down, this time staying on top of him. Neer has his feet on Tibau's hips and pushes him back up. Tibau jumps down into full mount; Neer tries to escape and loses the back. Tibau is high on the back and has a hook in; Neer is basically standing with Tibau on his back. Tibau almost falls forward but grabs an armbar which Neer defends. Neer ends up in Tibau's guard and they return to the feet. They're striking, but Tibau is beginning to look tired. Both are looking tired with the strikes becoming much more telegraphed. Tibau drags Neer down but he immediately pops back up. Neer threw a kick which got checked and he again visibly reacted to his shin. They strike, clinch, and separate. Both continue to strike, but neither is doing much damage. The round closes and is extremely close, could go either way, possibly 10-9 Tibau due to the submission attempts.
Round 3
The round opens with Neer stalking Tibau, who once again takes him down. This time Tibau passes to half guard, but Neer gets full guard again. Neer is attacking from the bottom, and Tibau stands up over Neer. Both stand up, Tibau tees off but Neer is still in control of the striking. Neer is going for some huge looping shots. Neer stuffs a takedown attempt. Tibau is moving very slow and Neer is able to see takedowns as they happen and stuff them. Tibau clinches Neer against the cage, they separate, and Neer moves forward with strikes. Tibau gets another takedown but Neer is landing elbows from the bottom. Neer has some tape hanging off of his glove, referee Rosenthal pauses time to get the tape taken care of. The fight restarts and Neer continues stalking Tibau on the feet. Neer is throwing some kicks which Tibau is checking; after each one Neer visibly reacts to the pain. Again, Tibau takes neer down, but this time it is against the cage. Neer gets up but Tibau has him against the cage. They break and are striking again. Neer is again taken down but goes for the kimura. The fight comes to a close with Tibau pressing Neer up against the cage, likely another 10-9 round for Tibau who will probably take the decision.
Gleison Tibau def. Josh Neer via Unanimous Decision