--- a/net/minecraft/world/entity/boss/wither/EntityWither.java
+++ b/net/minecraft/world/entity/boss/wither/EntityWither.java
@@ -59,6 +59,18 @@
 import net.minecraft.world.level.block.state.IBlockData;
 import net.minecraft.world.phys.Vec3D;
 
+// CraftBukkit start
+import net.minecraft.network.protocol.game.PacketPlayOutWorldEvent;
+import net.minecraft.server.MinecraftServer;
+import net.minecraft.server.level.WorldServer;
+import net.minecraft.world.level.block.Blocks;
+import org.bukkit.craftbukkit.event.CraftEventFactory;
+import org.bukkit.event.entity.EntityRegainHealthEvent;
+import org.bukkit.event.entity.EntityRemoveEvent;
+import org.bukkit.event.entity.EntityTargetEvent;
+import org.bukkit.event.entity.ExplosionPrimeEvent;
+// CraftBukkit end
+
 public class EntityWither extends EntityMonster implements PowerableMob, IRangedEntity {
 
     private static final DataWatcherObject<Integer> DATA_TARGET_A = DataWatcher.defineId(EntityWither.class, DataWatcherRegistry.INT);
@@ -255,15 +267,40 @@
             i = this.getInvulnerableTicks() - 1;
             this.bossEvent.setProgress(1.0F - (float) i / 220.0F);
             if (i <= 0) {
-                this.level().explode(this, this.getX(), this.getEyeY(), this.getZ(), 7.0F, false, World.a.MOB);
+                // CraftBukkit start
+                // this.level().explode(this, this.getX(), this.getEyeY(), this.getZ(), 7.0F, false, World.a.MOB);
+                ExplosionPrimeEvent event = new ExplosionPrimeEvent(this.getBukkitEntity(), 7.0F, false);
+                this.level().getCraftServer().getPluginManager().callEvent(event);
+
+                if (!event.isCancelled()) {
+                    this.level().explode(this, this.getX(), this.getEyeY(), this.getZ(), event.getRadius(), event.getFire(), World.a.MOB);
+                }
+                // CraftBukkit end
+
                 if (!this.isSilent()) {
-                    this.level().globalLevelEvent(1023, this.blockPosition(), 0);
+                    // CraftBukkit start - Use relative location for far away sounds
+                    // this.level().globalLevelEvent(1023, new BlockPosition(this), 0);
+                    int viewDistance = ((WorldServer) this.level()).getCraftServer().getViewDistance() * 16;
+                    for (EntityPlayer player : (List<EntityPlayer>) MinecraftServer.getServer().getPlayerList().players) {
+                        double deltaX = this.getX() - player.getX();
+                        double deltaZ = this.getZ() - player.getZ();
+                        double distanceSquared = deltaX * deltaX + deltaZ * deltaZ;
+                        if (distanceSquared > viewDistance * viewDistance) {
+                            double deltaLength = Math.sqrt(distanceSquared);
+                            double relativeX = player.getX() + (deltaX / deltaLength) * viewDistance;
+                            double relativeZ = player.getZ() + (deltaZ / deltaLength) * viewDistance;
+                            player.connection.send(new PacketPlayOutWorldEvent(1023, new BlockPosition((int) relativeX, (int) this.getY(), (int) relativeZ), 0, true));
+                        } else {
+                            player.connection.send(new PacketPlayOutWorldEvent(1023, this.blockPosition(), 0, true));
+                        }
+                    }
+                    // CraftBukkit end
                 }
             }
 
             this.setInvulnerableTicks(i);
             if (this.tickCount % 10 == 0) {
-                this.heal(10.0F);
+                this.heal(10.0F, EntityRegainHealthEvent.RegainReason.WITHER_SPAWN); // CraftBukkit
             }
 
         } else {
@@ -308,6 +345,7 @@
                         if (!list.isEmpty()) {
                             EntityLiving entityliving1 = (EntityLiving) list.get(this.random.nextInt(list.size()));
 
+                            if (CraftEventFactory.callEntityTargetLivingEvent(this, entityliving1, EntityTargetEvent.TargetReason.CLOSEST_ENTITY).isCancelled()) continue; // CraftBukkit
                             this.setAlternativeTarget(i, entityliving1.getId());
                         }
                     }
@@ -334,6 +372,11 @@
                         IBlockData iblockdata = this.level().getBlockState(blockposition);
 
                         if (canDestroy(iblockdata)) {
+                            // CraftBukkit start
+                            if (!CraftEventFactory.callEntityChangeBlockEvent(this, blockposition, Blocks.AIR.defaultBlockState())) {
+                                continue;
+                            }
+                            // CraftBukkit end
                             flag = this.level().destroyBlock(blockposition, true, this) || flag;
                         }
                     }
@@ -345,7 +388,7 @@
             }
 
             if (this.tickCount % 20 == 0) {
-                this.heal(1.0F);
+                this.heal(1.0F, EntityRegainHealthEvent.RegainReason.REGEN); // CraftBukkit
             }
 
             this.bossEvent.setProgress(this.getHealth() / this.getMaxHealth());
@@ -502,7 +545,7 @@
     @Override
     public void checkDespawn() {
         if (this.level().getDifficulty() == EnumDifficulty.PEACEFUL && this.shouldDespawnInPeaceful()) {
-            this.discard();
+            this.discard(EntityRemoveEvent.Cause.DESPAWN); // CraftBukkit - add Bukkit remove cause
         } else {
             this.noActionTime = 0;
         }