One man appeared to pull a gun on the pranksters before leaving the area

Victims responded by running away, but not everyone found trick funny

After confronting men, the tricksters then stripped off to reveal mankinis

Pranksters took to streets of LA to start fights with unsuspecting people

A group of pranksters went looking for fights around the streets of Los Angeles - before doing something very unexpected to defuse the situation.

The team from TwinzTV donned mankinis underneath their clothes for the one-of-a-kind prank entitled: 'How to win a street fight in Compton'.

They then went looking for unsuspecting people in both the city of Compton and Carson to be victims for the trick.

Pranksters: The team from TwinzTV went looking for people in both the city of Compton and Carson

Surprise: The men donned mankinis underneath their clothes for the prank entitled: 'How to win a street fight'

After setting up the cameras, the pranksters then approached the people before immediately acting hostile towards them.

In the video, one of the tricksters tells a man he is going to give him a roundhouse kick and his friend a flying knee - this causes the duo to become understandably annoyed.

One of the men then pushes the prankster away and he responds by taking off his shirt and then his shorts so that he is only wearing the mankini.

He then walks towards the two men who quickly turn around and run away.

Hostile: One of the tricksters tells a man he is going to give him a roundhouse kick and his friend a flying knee

Defused: As the situation threatens to escalate, the trickster exposes his mankini (left) and then men run away (right)

Fight: One prankster is filmed harassing a man in a car park, who responds by squaring up to defend himself

Hang on! The trickster pulls his shorts down exposing his underwear and the man runs away laughing

Another prankster is then filmed harassing a man in a car park, who looks confused and responds by squaring up.

The trickster then quickly pulls his shorts down exposing his bright green underwear and the man runs away laughing.

The group carry out the prank on a number of other people - picking on one man sitting on a wall and another at a DVD rental machine.

The latter stares in bewilderment while the man strips off in front of him before deciding to leave the area promptly.

Trick: The group carry out the prank on a number of people, who all seem confused when they are confronted

Out of here: While not everyone finds the trick funny, each individual leaves the area after the prankster strips

Confused: One man looks surprised when he is confronted by the prankster who appears to want to fight

Not impressed: After the prankster strips off to reveal a mankini, the man turns around and storms off

While not everyone runs away, and not everyone finds the joke particularly funny, each individual pranked chooses to leave once the man starts stripping.

The video concludes with two of the pranksters confronting a group of men before performing the prank in the hope they run away.

One of the men appears to pull a gun on the two tricksters before hitting the road however - adding to the drama.

Talking after the prank, the men claim they had no idea what had happened while filming was taking place and that their hearts were still pounding with shock following the incident.

Who's next? A prankster approaches a man standing at a DVD rental machine and starts causing trouble

The big reveal: The man stares in bewilderment as the prankster starts taking his clothes off in the street

The finale: Two pranksters approach a group of men and threaten to harm them while carrying out the prank