Sports documentaries can be a truly transcendent experience, taking the audience into emotional and physical realms rarely traversed. And director Tom Haramis’ utterly gripping screen portrait Fight to Live does just this by delivering a tough, candid, no-holds-barred drill-down into the complex life of ‘Rowdy’ Bec Rawlings.  Wild child, mother, abuse survivor, UFC contender, Bare Knuckle Fighting champion? Bec Rawlings is many things, but above all, she’s a fighter.  Fight to Live is a gripping look at a young woman’s journey from victim to conqueror? from a troubled young kid in Launceston, to a terrified mother protecting herself and her children from an abuser, Bec has been through hell and come out a woman comfortable in her own skin, living on her own terms, and dominating in one of the world’s toughest sports. Now based in Queensland, Bec Rawlings’ story is a deeply moving and highly affecting one, and filmmaker Tom Haramis captures it with the energy and passion it so richly deserves. Once you meet ‘Rowdy’ Bec Rawlings, you’ll never forget her.    

Audiences got the chance to immerse themselves in the highly fraught, no-holds-barred world of ‘Rowdy’ Bec Rawlings when Fight to Live premiered at The Gold Coast Film Festival earlier this year, followed by a screening at the Inner West Film Fest in Sydney in April. The film was also released in cinemas across Australia on 15 May to coincide with Domestic Violence Awareness Month. And now, this documentary is now streaming on Netflix in Australia and New Zealand.